Definition of stitch

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Stitch (v. t.) To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet..

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Stith :: Stitchwort (n.) See Stichwort.
Sewer :: Sewer (n.) One who sews, or stitches..
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition..
Rip :: Rip (v. t.) To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off..
Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (v. t.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land..
Tack :: Tack (v. t.) Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder..
Boltrope :: Boltrope (n.) A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.
Tatting :: Tatting (n.) A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch..
Stitching :: Stitching (n.) The act of one who stitches.
Stitch :: Stitch (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..
Quilt :: Quilt (v. t.) To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat..
Catstitch :: Catstitch (v. t.) To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag 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..
Quilting :: Quilting (n.) The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt..
Stitchery :: Stitcher (n.) One who stitches; a seamstress.
Set-stitched :: Set-stitched (a.) Stitched according to a formal pattern.
Stitch :: 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..
Stitch :: Stitching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stitc.
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..
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