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# needlework

«needlework» in Mova's school dictionary: **sewing, embroidery or other work done with a needle and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Needlework is sewing, embroidery or other work done with a needle and thread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/needlework/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, a girl's craft done at home; «her needlework» is what she has sewn

### examples

- She spent the afternoon at her needlework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/needlework/#x1)
- Her needlework was very fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/needlework/#x2)

### note

nothing for maths.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «needlework» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/needlework/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.