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Backstitch

Backstitch Meaning & Definition
Backstitch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Backstitch?

[n] overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one
[v] do backstitches

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See Also | run up | sew | sew together | stitch | stitch

Backstitch In Webster's Dictionary

\Back"stitch`\, n. [Back, adv. + stitch.] A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
\Back"stitch`\, v. i. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.

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