needlepoint
noun
nee·dle·point
ˈnē-dᵊl-ˌpȯint 
1
: lace worked with a needle over a paper pattern
2
: embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
needlepoint
adjective
needlepoint lace
needlepoint pillows
needlepoint
intransitive verb
needlepointed; needlepointing
They passed the three hours needlepointing, reading and watching the Dodgers lose another game on TV.
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Robert Hilburn
Robert Hilburn
Examples of needlepoint in a Sentence
She sold her needlepoint at the arts and crafts fair.
Her hobbies include knitting and needlepoint.
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This chic needlepoint pillow, which features a lyric from Swift’s sixth studio album, is handmade with wool embroidery and backed in blue velvet.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
There is also the option to try the ancient craft of paper marbling or needlepoint and embroidery in the estate’s historic Stables’ Tach Room.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The forecast had been partly sunny, but raindrops were doing needlepoint on the bridge club’s roof.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Thelma will bake you cookies and show you her needlepoint.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
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Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
There is also the option to try the ancient craft of paper marbling or needlepoint and embroidery in the estate’s historic Stables’ Tach Room.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The forecast had been partly sunny, but raindrops were doing needlepoint on the bridge club’s roof.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Thelma will bake you cookies and show you her needlepoint.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
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“Needlepoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needlepoint. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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needlepoint
noun
nee·dle·point
ˈnēd-ᵊl-ˌpȯint
: embroidery done on canvas or plastic usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
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