About The Word Stitch
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Stitch Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Stitch?
[n] sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric
[n] a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running [v] fasten by sewing; do needlework Synonyms | Synonyms for Stitch: run up | sew | sew together Related Terms | Find terms related to Stitch: See Also | backstitch | backstitch | bargello | baste | baste | basting | blanket stitch | buttonhole stitch | cast on | conjoin | crochet stitch | cross-stitch | fasten | fell | finedraw | fix | French knot | gather | gros point | hem | hemming-stitch | hemstitch | hemstitch | hemstitching | hurting | join | knitting stitch | lazy daisy stitch | machine stitch | overcast | overcast | overcasting | overhand stitch | pain | petit point | picot | pucker | quilting | resew | retick | running stitch | saddle stitch | satin stitch | seam | secure | sewing | sewing-machine stitch | slip stitch | stitchery | tack | tacking | tailor's tack | tent stitch | tick | tuck | whipping | whipstitch | whipstitching Stitch In Webster's Dictionary \Stitch\, n.
An arrangement of stitches, or method of stitching in some
particular way or style; as, cross-stitch; herringbone
stitch, etc.
\Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch. 3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce. Cf. {Stock}.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance. You have gone a good stitch. --Bunyan. In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. --Holland. 4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side. He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy. --Bp. Burnet. 5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.] If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry. --Marston. 6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes. [Colloq.] 7. A furrow. --Chapman. {Chain stitch}, {Lock stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pearl}, or {Purl stitch}. See 2nd {Purl}, 2. \Stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stitching}.] 1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom. 2. To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet. 3. (Agric.) To form land into ridges. {To stitch up}, to mend or unite with a needle and thread; as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery. \Stitch\, v. i. To practice stitching, or needlework. |
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