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bread-stitch

bread-stitch is the alternative form of brede-stitch.

Meaning of brede-stitch

Noun

brede-stitch

  1. (archaic, dated, embroidery) A kind of old embroidery stitch, giving the same pattern on both sides of the cloth.
    • Nor doe I derogate (in any case) Or doe esteeme of other teachings base, For Tent-worke, Raisd-work, Laid-worke, Frost-worke, Net-worke, Most curious Purles, or rare Italian Cut-worke,Fine Ferne-stitch, Finny-stitch, New-stitch, and Chain-stitch, Brave Bred-stitch, Fisher-stitch, Irish-stitch, and...1631, John Taylor, The Praise of the Needle

Questions about bread-stitch

What is bread-stitch the alternative form of?
Bread-stitch is the alternative form of brede-stitch.

Words near bread-stitch in the dictionary

  1. bread-roots
  2. bread-skep
  3. bread-steward
  4. bread-stick
  5. bread-sticks
  6. bread-stitch
  7. bread-studies
  8. bread-study
  9. bread-stuff
  10. bread-worship
  11. Breadalbane

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