stitch

[Stitch]

When a needle pulls thread through fabric and into a loop, that's a stitch. Every quilt, no matter how elaborate, starts with a single stitch.

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A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

Noun
sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric

Noun
a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running

Verb
fasten by sewing; do needlework


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.


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. 2. 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. 3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce. Cf. Stock.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
You have gone a good stitch.
In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows.
4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy.
5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.]
If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry.
6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes. [Colloq.] 7. A furrow. Chapman. Chain stitch, Lock stitch. See in the Vocabulary. -- Pearl, ∨ Purl stitch. See 2nd Purl, 2.

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. 2. To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet. 3. (Agric.) To form land into ridges. To stitch up, to mend or unite with a needle and thread; as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery.

Stitch

Stitch, v. i. To practice stitching, or needlework.

A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

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.

To practice stitching, or needlework.

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Usage Examples

I was never an ambitious girl, or even a self-confident one. I never went in for beauty pageants or wore a stitch of make-up until I went to Los Angeles.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.

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