crewel
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkɹuː.əl/
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/ˈkɹuː.əl/ · /ˈkɹuːl/
Definition of crewel
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
“First for a May-fly: you may make his body with greenish colored crewel or willowish color”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
“First for a May-fly: you may make his body with greenish colored crewel or willowish color”
verb
- (transitive)To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.
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Etymology
Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.
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