What does ricamo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word ricamo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ricamo in Italian.

The word ricamo in Italian means embroidery, intricate work, elaborate work, detailed work, skillful work, embellishment, frill, embroider, embellish, embellish, embroider, embroidered overlay, embroidery loom. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ricamo

embroidery

sostantivo maschile (cucito: decorazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al doposcuola ho fatto lezioni di ricamo.
I took lessons in embroidery at the after school club.

intricate work, elaborate work, detailed work, skillful work

sostantivo maschile (figurato (lavoro molto raffinato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli artigiani che hanno prodotto questo lampadario in ceramica hanno davvero lavorato al ricamo.
The artisans who produced this ceramic lamp really carried out some intricate work.

embellishment, frill

sostantivo maschile (figurato, peggiorativo (parole vuote) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quando Maria mi chiama al telefono sta a parlare per ore condendo tutte le sue storie con inutili ricami.
When Maria calls me on the telephone she spends hours garnishing all her stories with useless embellishments.

embroider

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (decorare con ago e filo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La nonna ricamava la tovaglia.
The grandmother embroidered the tablecloth.

embellish

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (affinare la forma)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Questo testo è stato eccessivamente ricamato e risulta pesante.
This story was overly embellished and it shows heavily.

embellish

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (inventare particolari)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Questo giornale ricama le notizie per renderle più interessanti.
This newspaper embellishes the news to make it more interesting.

embroider

verbo intransitivo (fare ricami)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nessuno ricama come mia mamma.
No one embroiders like my mum.

embroidered overlay

embroidery loom

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