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catstitch

catstitch verb: to fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.

Verb

catstitch (third-person singular simple present catstitches, present participle catstitching, simple past and past participle catstitched)

  1. (transitive) To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.

Forms of catstitch

third-person singular presentcatstitches
present participlecatstitching
past participlecatstitched
pastcatstitched

Origin of catstitch

From cat + stitch?

Questions about catstitch

What does catstitch mean?
Catstitch means to fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.
What part of speech is catstitch?
Catstitch is a verb.
What is the past tense of catstitch?
The past tense of catstitch is catstitched.

Words near catstitch in the dictionary

  1. catstails
  2. catstep
  3. catsteps
  4. catstick
  5. catsticks
  6. catstitch
  7. catstitched
  8. catstitcher
  9. catstitchers
  10. catstitches
  11. catstitching

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