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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..

Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch..

Stitchel :: Stitch (v. i.) To practice stitching, or needlework..

Purl :: Purl (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance..

Unstitch :: Unstitch (v. t.) To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo, the stitches of; as, to unstitch a seam..

Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one..

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

Boltrope :: Boltrope (n.) A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.

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

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

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

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..

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..

Stitching :: Stitched (imp. & p. p.) of Stitc.

Hemstitching :: Hemstitching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hemstitc.

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..

Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.

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..

Set-stitched :: Set-stitched (a.) Stitched according to a formal pattern.

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

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