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title: embroidery — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «embroidery» in the Judaism dictionary: Embroidery is decorating cloth by sewing patterns on it with coloured thread. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# embroidery

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**Who acts:** Embroidery, She, tablecloth, princess · **What happens:** decorate, sew, be, spoil, stitch, have · **To what, where:** cloth, patterns, piece, dyed garments, flowers, red thread

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«embroidery» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [embroidery in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/embroidery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Embroidery is decorating cloth by sewing patterns on it with coloured thread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:m1:1
# text = Embroidery is decorating cloth by sewing patterns on it with coloured thread.
1	Embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	decorating	decorate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	sewing	sew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | present · progressive | Embroidery | cloth |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloth=Destination |
| 2 | **sew** | gerund | Embroidery *not said here* | patterns |  |  |  | on Embroidery; with coloured thread | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient with thread=Co-Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An embroidery is a piece of cloth decorated in this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:m2:1
# text = An embroidery is a piece of cloth decorated in this way.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a embroidery | a piece |  |  |  | of cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **decorate** | participle |  | a piece *not said here* |  |  |  | in this way | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?' (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:x1:1
# text = A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?'
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	damsel	damsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	damsels	damsel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Sisera	Sisera	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	spoil	spoil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	dyed	dyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	spoil	spoil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	dyed	dyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	28	nummod	_	_
27	dyed	dyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	broidery	broidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
31	for	for	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	36	det	_	_
36	spoiler	spoiler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** |  |  | dyed garments |  |  |  |  | nom spoil «possession transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **spoil** |  |  | dyed garments of embroidery |  |  |  |  | nom spoil «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.5.30	JDG.5.30	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stitched flowers in red thread as embroidery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:x2:1
# text = She stitched flowers in red thread as embroidery.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stitched	stitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stitch** | past | She | flowers |  | red thread as embroidery |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's tablecloth has beautiful embroidery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:x3:1
# text = Grandma's tablecloth has beautiful embroidery.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	tablecloth	tablecloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandma's tablecloth | beautiful embroidery |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent embroidery=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess spent the winter at her embroidery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:embroidery:x4:1
# text = The princess spent the winter at her embroidery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | the princess |  |  |  | winter | at princess's embroidery | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **embroider** |  | princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom embroidery «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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