BACKSTITCHING

Verb

backstitching

present participle of backstitch

Source: Wiktionary


BACKSTITCH

Back"stitch`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + stitch.]

Definition: A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.

Back"stitch`, v. i.

Definition: To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HABIT

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