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Fictitious vs Embroidery - What's the difference?

fictitious | embroidery |

As a adjective fictitious

is not real; invented; contrived.

As a noun embroidery is

the ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

fictitious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not real; invented; contrived.
    • St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from the books of Agatha Christie.

    Synonyms

    * imaginary, invented, contrived, fictive

    embroidery

    English

    (wikipedia embroidery)

    Noun

    (embroideries)
  • The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
  • A piece of embroidered fabric.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=15 citation , passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}
  • The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.