Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A stitch in crochet-work used for joining different parts of the work together.
  • noun A stitch in knitting.
  • noun A stitch in darned netting and similar embroideries on openwork ground.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side

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