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brede-stitch

brede-stitch noun: a kind of old embroidery stitch, giving the same pattern on both sides of the cloth.

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

Forms of brede-stitch

alternative formbread-stitch

Questions about brede-stitch

What does brede-stitch mean?
Brede-stitch means a kind of old embroidery stitch, giving the same pattern on both sides of the cloth.
What part of speech is brede-stitch?
Brede-stitch is a noun.

Words near brede-stitch in the dictionary

  1. bredder
  2. bredders
  3. breddest
  4. Breddin
  5. brede
  6. brede-stitch
  7. bredele
  8. bredeles
  9. Bredenbury
  10. bredes
  11. Bredeses

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