Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A double stitch forming an X in sewing and embroidery.
- noun Needlework made with X-shaped stitches.
- intransitive verb To make or embroider with X-shaped stitches.
- intransitive verb To work in the fashion of X-shaped stitches.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In needlework, a stitch of the form ×. It consists of two stitches of the same length, the one crossing the other in the middle.
- To sew or embroider with a cross-stitch; sew or fasten with cross-stitches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other.
- noun embroidery done in cross-stitch.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable A
double stitch that forms a cross - noun uncountable
embroidery orneedlework made using such stitches - verb To
embroider with such stitches
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun two stitches forming a cross or X
- noun embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
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Examples
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I promise we'll give prizes to anyone who sends a family Thanksgiving photo taken under a Pedobear cross-stitch.
10 Awesome Internet Meme Wall Hangings (PHOTOS) Urlesque 2010
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In the evenings I shall read to you while you work your cross-stitch in the firelight.
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Then let's say she looks and really sees him: his smooth and tender hands; the gentle cross-stitch of his brow, and say that there, in the rich emptiness of her longing, comes the pin-prick tingle of sudden recognition, the realisation that nothing in the physical world could bring her satisfaction.
One Slow Dance with Buddha Sally Houtman 2011
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I promise we'll give prizes to anyone who sends a family Thanksgiving photo taken under a Pedobear cross-stitch.
10 Awesome Internet Meme Wall Hangings (PHOTOS) Urlesque 2010
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My mother has tried knitting, crocheting, and cross-stitch.
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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And it had the Galaxy Quest ships picked out in cross-stitch and outlining stitches.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway careswen 2010
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Sold the cross-stitch and have run off with Barb my shotput coach.
Cross-stitch Matt Potter 2011
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For 12p a time, or a 25p all-day fare, travellers between the ancient village of Thelwall-with-Grappenhall and the nature reserve at Thelwall Eyes can hail Kevin from his neat Victorian office where he sits beside an ancient telephone – still used to warn of major vessels using the canal – doing his cross-stitch.
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And it had the Galaxy Quest ships picked out in cross-stitch and outlining stitches.
mrissa: Embroidered mottos mrissa 2010
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COLLEGE PARK NEEDLE ARTS SOCIETY, crafters meet to work on quilting, knitting, embroidery and counted cross-stitch projects. 9: 30-11: 30 a.m. Fridays, Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd.,
Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 7-14, 2010 Post 2010
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