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interstitch

interstitch verb: connect things together with stitches to form a single piece.

Verb

interstitch (third-person singular simple present interstitches, present participle interstitching, simple past and past participle interstitched)

  1. connect things together with stitches to form a single piece.
    • In the interest of greater economy, we intend giving up interstitching the layers of canvas.1916, Rudolf Gahl, Mining and Metallurgy, Volumes 115-120
    • Storytelling occurs as a tapestry as an inter-stitching of information among customers, managers, executives, vendors, employees and consultants.2001, David M. Boje, Narrative Methods for Organizational & Communication Research

Noun

interstitch (plural interstitches)

  1. area where the stitch is located.
    • As a result of the bending and torsional forces in the inter-stitches, rib fabrics contract once they leave the needles […]2011, K F Au, Advances in Knitting Technology - Page 39

Forms of interstitch

Verb
third-person singular presentinterstitches
present participleinterstitching
past participleinterstitched
pastinterstitched
alternative forminter-stitch
Noun
pluralinterstitches

Origin of interstitch

From inter- + stitch.

Questions about interstitch

What does interstitch mean?
Interstitch means connect things together with stitches to form a single piece.
What part of speech is interstitch?
Interstitch can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of interstitch?
The past tense of interstitch is interstitched.

Words near interstitch in the dictionary

  1. interstimulating
  2. interstimulation
  3. interstimulations
  4. interstimuli
  5. interstimulus
  6. interstitch
  7. interstitched
  8. interstitches
  9. interstitching
  10. interstitia
  11. interstitial

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