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staystitch

staystitch noun: a kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.

Noun

staystitch (plural staystitches)

  1. A kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.

Verb

staystitch (third-person singular simple present staystitches, present participle staystitching, simple past and past participle staystitched)

  1. To work this kind of stitch.

Forms of staystitch

Noun
pluralstaystitches
Verb
third-person singular presentstaystitches
present participlestaystitching
past participlestaystitched
paststaystitched

Origin of staystitch

From stay + stitch.

Questions about staystitch

What does staystitch mean?
Staystitch means a kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.
What part of speech is staystitch?
Staystitch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of staystitch?
The plural of staystitch is staystitches.

Words near staystitch in the dictionary

  1. stays within the lines
  2. stays'l
  3. stays'ls
  4. staysail
  5. staysails
  6. staystitch
  7. staystitched
  8. staystitches
  9. staystitching
  10. Staythorpe
  11. Stayton

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