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101Lock stitch — Stitch 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …
102Pearl stitch — Stitch 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …
103Purl stitch — Stitch 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …
104To stitch up — Stitch 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
105slip stitch — stitch that cannot be seen, blind stitch …
106stitch — See: IN STITCHES …
107stitch — See: IN STITCHES …
108stitch up — verb a) to close by sewing b) to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone …
109stitch granuloma — a foreign body granuloma occurring around a buried nonabsorbable suture …
110stitch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. seam, suture. v. t. sew, knit, crotchet, tack, smock, overcast; staple; darn, mend. See junction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. join, make a seam, baste, suture; see sew . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …