- whipstitching
- nouna sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally• Syn: ↑whipstitch, ↑whipping• Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch, ↑embroidery stitch• Hyponyms: ↑overcast, ↑overcasting
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whipstitching
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Whipstitch — Whip stitch , n. [1913 Webster] 1. A tailor; so called in contempt. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition. [R.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Agric.) The act or process of whipstitching. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embroidery stitch — noun a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather • Syn: ↑sewing stitch • Hypernyms: ↑stitch • Hyponyms: ↑backstitch, ↑bargello, ↑flame stitch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
overcasting — noun a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling • Syn: ↑overcast • Derivationally related forms: ↑overcast, ↑overcast (for: ↑overcast) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sewing stitch — noun a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather • Syn: ↑embroidery stitch • Hypernyms: ↑stitch • Hyponyms: ↑backstitch, ↑bargello, ↑flame stitch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
whipstitch — noun a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally • Syn: ↑whipping, ↑whipstitching • Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch, ↑embroidery stitch • Hyponyms: ↑overcast, ↑overcasting … Useful english dictionary
whip|stitch — «HWIHP STIHCH», verb, noun. –v.t. to sew with stitches passing over and over an edge; whip. –n. the stitch made in whipstitching … Useful english dictionary
