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.
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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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Examples
- Again descending, it brought up another loop, enchained it with the one last made, making a chain stitch, consisting of a series of loops on the upper side. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- By certain changes they made in the thread carrier and connections, they were enabled to make a double looped stitch. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These machines mark an important departure, which consists in working the buttonhole by moving the stitch forming mechanism about the buttonhole, instead of moving the fabric. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Every stitch Daisy's patient little fingers had put into the handkerchiefs she hemmed was better than embroidery to Mrs. March. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The cloth was automatically shifted to correspond to the pattern to be produced, and thus was chain stitch embroidery first manufactured. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The machine first cuts the buttonhole, then transfers it to the stitching devices, which stitch and bar the buttonhole, finishing it entirely in an automatic manner. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Never was taught a stitch, young man! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Nearly seventy, I believe, answered Meg, counting stitches to hide the merriment in her eyes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It was necessary to count all the stitches in that work, and I resolved to go on with it until I couldn't keep my eyes open, and then to go to bed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Yes, indeed, I can imagine, said Mrs. Taft, keeping the number of thirty stitches carefully in her mind all the while; there are so many of that sort. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Of millions of such stitches in each of these 200 generations is the fabric of this history woven. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- About seventy-five distinct stitches have been devised, each of which must of course be produced by a change in mechanism. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Inventors have rivalled one another in originating new forms of stitches. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- But unless they mark the presence of a primary seam or join, we cannot pause now to examine any of these stitches. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Shoe with outsole laid and rounded; channel lip turned up ready to be stitched. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Shoe with sole stitched on. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For certain, however, Mrs John Rokesmith stitched at them with so dexterous a hand, that she must have taken lessons of somebody. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Ursula stitched absorbedly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There was a long pause, whilst Ursula stitched and Gudrun went on with her sketch. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Ursula was stitching a piece of brightly-coloured embroidery, and Gudrun was drawing upon a board which she held on her knee. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mamma, you will keep stitching, stitching away. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She assisted me cheerfully in my business, folding and stitching pamphlets, tending shop, purchasing old linen rags for the paper-makers, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The machine first cuts the buttonhole, then transfers it to the stitching devices, which stitch and bar the buttonhole, finishing it entirely in an automatic manner. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Three hours she gave to stitching, with gold thread, the border of a square crimson cloth, almost large enough for a carpet. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- A compact little stitching apparatus, not larger than a tea-pot, is actuated by an endless belt from an electric motor at one end. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- If only a few thousand were printed, these signatures could be collected together by hand, and then fed into the wire-stitching machine, also by hand. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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