Stitch

[stɪtʃ]

Definition

(noun.) a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing.

(noun.) a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running.

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Definition

(v. i.) A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.

(v. i.) A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.

(v. i.) A contortion, or twist.

(v. i.) Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.

(v. i.) A furrow.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.

(v. t.) To form land into ridges.

(v. i.) To practice stitching, or needlework.

Editor: Samantha

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Sew, sew together.[2]. Make stitches in.

Typed by Arlene

Definition

n. a pass of a needle and thread the part of the thread left in the fabric a single loop or link: the kind of work produced by stitching—buttonhole-stitch cross-stitch &c.: the space between two double furrows: a fastening as of thread or wire through the back of a book to connect the leaves: an acute pain a sharp spasmodic pain esp. in the intercostal muscles: a bit of clothing a rag.—v.t. to sew so as to show a regular line of stitches: to sew or unite.—v.i. to practise stitching.—ns. Stitch′er; Stitch′ery (Shak.) needle-work; Stitch′ing the act of one who stitches: needle-work done in such a way that a continuous line of stitches appears on the surface; Stitch′wort a genus of slender plants including the chickweed so called because once believed to cure 'stitch' in the side.

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