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crewel

/kroo-uhl/US // ˈkru əl //UK // (ˈkruːɪl) //

缝纫机,缝纫机组,缝纫线,缝纫工

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called crewel yarn . a worsted yarn for embroidery and edging.
    • : crewelwork.

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Examples

  • She dried her tears hastily, took up her crewel-work, sat still, and said no more.

  • Crewel and Outline Stitches worked (J) side by side give somewhat the effect of a braid.

  • Another instance of crewel-stitch is given in the divided skirt, let us call it, of the personage in Illustration 72.

  • In solid crewel the stitches should quite cover the ground without pressing too closely one against the other.

  • It does not seem that Englishwomen of the 17th century were ever very faithful to the stitch we know by the name of crewel.