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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..

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..

Stitchwort :: Stitching (n.) Work done by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively..

Pamphlet :: Pamphlet (n.) A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest..

Steel :: Steik (v. t.) To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten..

Quilt :: Quilt (v. t.) To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Suture :: Suture (n.) The stitch by which the parts are united.

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

Heading :: Heading (n.) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

Monk''s Seam :: Monk's seam () An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches..

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..

Catstitch :: Catstitch (v. t.) To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.

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

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..

Chain Stitch :: Chain stitch () An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery..

Hemstitch :: Hemstitch (v. t.) To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief..

Quilting :: Quilting (n.) The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt..

Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread..

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

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

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