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STITCH
stitch
(noun) a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
stitch
(noun) a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
sew, run up, sew together, stitch
(verb) fasten by sewing; do needlework
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stitch (plural stitches)
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
(by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
(obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
(colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress.
A furrow.
The space between two double furrows.
Etymology 2
Verb
stitch (third-person singular simple present stitches, present participle stitching, simple past and past participle stitched)
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
(intransitive) To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
(agriculture) To form land into ridges.
To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
(computing, graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
(more generally) To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
Synonyms
• (form stitches in): sew
• (unite by stitches): sew, sew together, stitch together
• (form land into ridges): plough (British), plow (US)
Source: Wiktionary
Stitch, n. Etym: [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. Etym: [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce. Cf. Stock.]
Definition: 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. Bunyan. In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. Holland.
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. Bp. Burnet.
5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.] If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry. Marston.
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, or Purl stitch. See 2nd Purl, 2.
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.)
Definition: 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, v. i.
Definition: To practice stitching, or needlework.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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