English
embroidery hoop
embroidery + hoop
A compound of embroidery + hoop
Middle French embrouderie
English embroidery
Proto-Indo-European *kewb- ‘to bend, bow, arch, vault’
Proto-Germanic *hōpą ‘bend, bow, arch’
Old English hōp ‘mound, raised land’
Middle English hoop
English hoop
Today it means
noun A circular band used to hold fabric taut while embroidering.
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Etymograph / embroidery hoop