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topstitching

topstitching is the present participle and gerund of topstitch.

Meaning of topstitch

Verb

topstitch (third-person singular simple present topstitches, present participle topstitching, simple past and past participle topstitched)

  1. (transitive) To stitch in this fashion.

See all 3 meanings of topstitch

Noun

topstitching (uncountable)

  1. The use of the topstitch technique.
    • Like the Luella Bartley and Behnaz Sarafpour collections that have been sold at Target, the Proenza Schouler line could be described as representing the best of their past hits: a palm print skirt for $24.99, a hooded cotton anorak for $39.99, a silk camisole with trapunto topstitching for $49.99.2007 January 18, Eric Wilson, “Making Money in Multiples”, in New York Times

Questions about topstitching

What does topstitching mean?
Topstitching means the use of the topstitch technique.
What is topstitching the present participle and gerund of?
Topstitching is the present participle and gerund of topstitch.
What part of speech is topstitching?
Topstitching is a noun.

Words near topstitching in the dictionary

  1. topspins
  2. topspun
  3. topstitch
  4. topstitched
  5. topstitches
  6. topstitching
  7. topstone
  8. topstones
  9. topswarm
  10. topswarms
  11. Topsy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: topstitching (page history and authors); topstitch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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