broderie anglaise

noun

A whitework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace, popular in England in the 19th century.

OriginFrench broderie anglaise →
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Meanings

nounbroderie anglaise (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA whitework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace, popular in England in the 19th century.

Origin

  1. Frenchbroderie anglaise
  2. Englishbroderie anglaise

From French broderie anglaise (literally “English embroidery”).

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broderie anglaise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broderie%20anglaise

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“broderie anglaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broderie%20anglaise. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broderie anglaise,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broderie%20anglaise.

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