needlepoint

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/ˈniːdl̩ˌpɔɪnt/

noun

A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.

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point laceneedlepoint embroidery
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Meanings

nounneedlepoint (countable and uncountable, plural needlepoints)

plural needlepoints

  1. uncountableA craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
  2. countableAn object made using that craft.
verbneedlepoint (third-person singular simple present needlepoints, present participle needlepointing, simple past and past participle needlepointed)

present singular third person needlepoints · participle present needlepointing · participle past needlepointed · past needlepointed

  1. transitiveTo produce a decorative design by this means.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern

Similar
point lace
Broader
lace

nounembroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry

Similar
needlepoint embroidery
Broader
embroideryfancywork
Also see
point lace

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From needle + point.

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Translations

Finnish kanavakirjonta, kanavatyö
  • kanavakirjontacraft
  • kanavatyöobject
  • kanavakirjontaobject
German Sticken
  • Stickencraft
Italian ricamo
  • ricamocraft
Māori tui whakaniko
  • tui whakanikocraft
Polish haftowanie na kanwie, haft na kanwie
  • haftowanie na kanwiecraft
  • haft na kanwieobject
  • haft gobelinowyobject
Cite this entry
APA

needlepoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlepoint

MLA

“needlepoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlepoint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needlepoint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlepoint.

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