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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Needlework

/nēd'-əl-wẽrkˌ/ · Nee·dle·work · IPA /nˈiːdəlwˌɜrk/
01 n. Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery, crocheting, quilting, or tapestry, etc.; also, the art, process, or occupation…
  1. 1.
    Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery, crocheting, quilting, or tapestry, etc.; also, the art, process, or occupation of creating objects with needles.
  2. 2.
    The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses.
Syn. needlecraft.