embroidery vs stencil

embroidery

noun
  • The ornamentation of fabric using needlework. 

  • A piece of embroidered fabric. 

  • The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious. 

stencil

noun
  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

How often have the words embroidery and stencil occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )