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stab stitch

stab stitch noun: a stitch in which the needle is first driven through the fabric from the right side, then pushed back up through the material from the wrong side.

Noun

stab stitch (plural stab stitches)

  1. A stitch in which the needle is first driven through the fabric from the right side, then pushed back up through the material from the wrong side.

Forms of stab stitch

pluralstab stitches

Questions about stab stitch

What does stab stitch mean?
Stab stitch means a stitch in which the needle is first driven through the fabric from the right side, then pushed back up through the material from the wrong side.
What part of speech is stab stitch?
Stab stitch is a noun.
What is the plural of stab stitch?
The plural of stab stitch is stab stitches.

Words near stab stitch in the dictionary

  1. stab cells
  2. stab in the back
  3. stab in the dark
  4. stab pass
  5. stab passes
  6. stab stitch
  7. stab stitches
  8. stab wound
  9. stab wounds
  10. stab yourself and pass the dagger
  11. stab-in-the-back myth

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