Definition of Stitches

1. Noun. (plural of stitch) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of stitch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stitches

1. stitch [v] - See also: stitch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stitches

stishovite
stistaite
stitch
stitch-up
stitch in the ditch
stitch up
stitchable
stitchbird
stitchbirds
stitched
stitchel
stitcher
stitcheries
stitchers
stitchery
stitches (current term)
stitching
stitchings
stitchless
stitchlike
stitcht
stitchwork
stitchwort
stitchworts
stithied
stithies
stithy
stithying
stive
stived

Literary usage of Stitches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Peterson's Magazine (1876)
"Work two button-hole stitches close to one another ; miss a space about the eighth ... At the end of the row, work two button-hole stitches down the side, ..."

2. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1852)
"The yellow petals are knitted in the ваше way, the largest requires twelve stitches, and the last four or eir rows must be done with violet wool, ..."

3. The Woman's Book: Dealing Practically with the Modern Conditions of Home (1894)
"Repeat this waved line in returning ; and, where the threads cross in the centre, finish with small figures in lace-stitches. These patterns may be varied ..."

4. The Measurement of Certain Elements of Hand Sewing by Katharine Murdoch (1919)
"The technical meaning ot stitches and spaces is here disregarded. A stitch here means the thread toward one as the sampler is held on the side on which the ..."

5. The Measurement of Certain Elements of Hand Sewing by Katharine Murdoch (1919)
"The technical meaning ot stitches and spaces is here disregarded. ... Running Stitch: Stitch too large Spaces too large stitches uneven in size Spaces ..."

6. The Ladies' Companion (1862)
"Net on a straight foundation 16 stitches; turn back, net 16 more, twist the needle through the 1st loop of the 16 (which will unite the stitches); ..."

7. The Measurement of Certain Elements of Hand Sewing by Katharine Murdoch (1919)
"The technical meaning oi stitches and spaces is here disregarded. ... Running Stitch: Stitch too large Spaces too large stitches uneven in size Spaces ..."

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