Definition of "crewel"

crewel

/ˈkɹuː.əl/
  • noun

    countable and uncountable, plural crewels

    1. Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.    

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present crewels, present participle crewelling or (US) creweling, simple past and past participle crewelled or (US) creweled

    1. (transitive) To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.