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cable stitch

cable stitch noun: a fancy type of knitting stitch that creates the effect of a braided or twisted rope.

cable stitch: a fancy type of knitting stitch that creates the effect of a braided or twisted rope
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Noun

cable stitch

  1. A fancy type of knitting stitch that creates the effect of a braided or twisted rope.

Questions about cable stitch

What does cable stitch mean?
Cable stitch means a fancy type of knitting stitch that creates the effect of a braided or twisted rope.
What part of speech is cable stitch?
Cable stitch is a noun.

Words near cable stitch in the dictionary

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  3. cable spaghetti
  4. cable station
  5. cable stations
  6. cable stitch
  7. Cable Street
  8. cable stripper
  9. cable strippers
  10. cable television
  11. cable terminal

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