NEEDLEPOINT EMBROIDERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does needlepoint embroidery mean? 

• NEEDLEPOINT EMBROIDERY (noun)
  The noun NEEDLEPOINT EMBROIDERY has 1 sense:

1. embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry

  Familiarity information: NEEDLEPOINT EMBROIDERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEEDLEPOINT EMBROIDERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

needlepoint; needlepoint embroidery

Hypernyms ("needlepoint embroidery" is a kind of...):

embroidery; fancywork (decorative needlework)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "needlepoint embroidery"):

gros point (needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches)

petit point (needlepoint done with small stitches)