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running stitches

running stitches is the plural of running stitch.

Meaning of running stitch

Noun

running stitch (plural running stitches)

  1. A simple embroidery stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of even stitches in a straight row.

Questions about running stitches

What is running stitches the plural of?
Running stitches is the plural of running stitch.

Words near running stitches in the dictionary

  1. running start
  2. running starts
  3. running stationer
  4. running stationers
  5. running stitch
  6. running stitches
  7. Running Stream
  8. running stroller
  9. running strollers
  10. running target
  11. running targets

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