embroidery needle


noun

a needle with a long eye, used for embroidery and fine darning.

Origin of embroidery needle

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby embroidery needle

Example sentences from the Web for embroidery needle

  • There was once a Darning-needle who thought herself so fine that she believed she was an embroidery-needle.

    The Yellow Fairy Book |Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang