*broid*

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Broidered ] [ OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see Border), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point. ] To embroider. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They shall make a broidered coat. Ex. xxviii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who embroiders. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Embroidery. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The golden broidery tender Milkah wove. Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cerebrum + -oid. ] Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embroidered p. pr. & vb. n. Embroidering. ] [ OE. embrouden. See Broider. ] To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. Ex. xxviii. 39. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. decorated with embroidery. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who embroiders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a woman who embroiders; a woman embroiderer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Embroideries 1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases. J. A. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + -oid. ] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. --
Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Labrus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridæ, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples. [ 1913 Webster ]