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stitching aloft

stitching aloft is the present participle and gerund of stitch aloft.

Meaning of stitch aloft

Verb

stitch aloft (third-person singular simple present stitches aloft, present participle stitching aloft, simple past and past participle stitched aloft)

  1. (transitive) To sew (something, usually a shoe) such that the stitches are visible instead of covered.
    • To "stitch aloft" is the best way on welts, too, for the same reasons stated above.1908, “The Shoe Factory”, in Shoe and Leather Journal, volume 22

Questions about stitching aloft

What is stitching aloft the present participle and gerund of?
Stitching aloft is the present participle and gerund of stitch aloft.

Words near stitching aloft in the dictionary

  1. stitches
  2. stitches aloft
  3. stitches together
  4. stitches up
  5. stitching
  6. stitching aloft
  7. stitching together
  8. stitching up
  9. stitchings
  10. stitchless
  11. stitchlike

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