crewel
verb
- emboider with worsted yarn
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuː.əl/ / /ˈkɹuːl/
noun
Etymology: Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.
- Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
“First for a May-fly: you may make his body with greenish colored crewel or willowish color”
verb
Etymology: Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.
- To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.