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Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Embroidery Monogram embroidery monogram embroidery Embroidery used to create initials, names or monograms. Monogrammstickerei
Translations
DE Monogrammstickerei
FR Broderie de monogrammes
ES Bordado de monogramas
IT Ricamo di monogrammi
CN 字母组合刺绣
VN Thêu chữ lồng