Definitions

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  • adjective Not having embroidery.
  • adjective Plain, simple, unadorned.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ embroidered

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Examples

  • He was the Preacher, seeking a moral rehabilitation of post-Watergate America with his unembroidered, down-to-earth Presidency.

    The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

  • He was the Preacher, seeking a moral rehabilitation of post-Watergate America with his unembroidered, down-to-earth Presidency.

    The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

  • Apparently this need for embroidered towels was not put out to bid, because Halliburton charged exactly twice what they would for unembroidered towels.

    Leadership, Accountability, & Embroidered Towels 2006

  • To Kirk's ears this unembroidered remark carried a strong undercurrent of emotion.

    Dreams of the Raven Carmen Carter 2000

  • To Kirk's ears this unembroidered remark carried a strong undercurrent of emotion.

    Dreams of the Raven Carmen Carter 2000

  • To Kirk's ears this unembroidered remark carried a strong undercurrent of emotion.

    Dreams of the Raven Carmen Carter 2000

  • To Kirk's ears this unembroidered remark carried a strong undercurrent of emotion.

    Dreams of the Raven Carmen Carter 2000

  • To Kirk's ears this unembroidered remark carried a strong undercurrent of emotion.

    Dreams of the Raven Carmen Carter 2000

  • Lauren would, fix a simple meal and they would eat on the porch when it was warm enough; by November they ate upon a plain unembroidered tablecloth in the main room.

    Days Between Stations Steve Erickson 1985

  • Lauren would, fix a simple meal and they would eat on the porch when it was warm enough; by November they ate upon a plain unembroidered tablecloth in the main room.

    Days Between Stations Steve Erickson 1985

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