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Meanings of embroidery needle in English

A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread.

        Usage of embroidery needle in English
        1
        Mrs. Tristram sat with her embroidery needle suspended.
        The American
        2
        THERE was once a darning needle, who thought herself so fine, she imagined she was an embroidery needle.
        The Junior Classics, Volume 1: Fairy and wonder tales
        3
        There was Mrs. Rathburn in a wide-brimmed hat, plying her embroidery needle and looking, from afar, the picture of contentment.
        The Fighting Shepherdess
        4
        While she listened for Abel's response, her long embroidery needle remained suspended over the toe of the slipper, where it gleamed in the lamp light.
        The Miller Of Old Church
        5
        Leather saddles and embroidery needles, candles and silverwork were on display.
        The irish warrior
        6
        "I know it is hard to accept," said Queen Anora, threading her embroidery needle, "when someone you know has died.
        Hood