meaning of stitches
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. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
5. A contortion, or twist.
6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.
7. A furrow.
8. 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.
9. To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
10. To form land into ridges.
11. To practice stitching, or needlework.
12. sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric
Related Words
stitch | stitched | stitchel | stitcher | stitchery | stitching | stitchwort |
