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Suture :: Suture (n.) The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.

Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (v. t.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land..

Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane..

Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition..

Run :: Run (v. i.) To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time..

Cross-stitch :: Cross-stitch (n.) A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other..

Backstitch :: Backstitch (v. i.) To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam..

Lock Stitch :: Lock stitch () A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch..

Overcast :: Overcast (v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling..

Tatting :: Tatting (n.) A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch..

Chain Stitch :: Chain stitch () A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch..

Hemstitched :: Hemstitched (a.) Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief..

Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side..

Tension :: Tension (a.) A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness..

Stitching :: Stitchery (n.) Needlework; -- in contempt.

Sutler :: Sutile (a.) Done by stitching.

Darn :: Darn (v. t.) To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread..

Overhand :: Overhand (a.) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both..

Stitcher :: Stitchel (n.) A kind of hairy wool.

Seam :: Seam (v. t.) To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting..

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