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understitch

understitch verb: to stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.

Verb

understitch (third-person singular simple present understitches, present participle understitching, simple past and past participle understitched)

  1. To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.

Noun

understitch (plural understitches)

  1. A stitch that passes through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.

Forms of understitch

Verb
third-person singular presentunderstitches
present participleunderstitching
past participleunderstitched
pastunderstitched
Noun
pluralunderstitches

Origin of understitch

From under- + stitch.

Questions about understitch

What does understitch mean?
Understitch means to stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.
What part of speech is understitch?
Understitch can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of understitch?
The past tense of understitch is understitched.

Words near understitch in the dictionary

  1. understimulation
  2. understir
  3. understirred
  4. understirring
  5. understirs
  6. understitch
  7. understitched
  8. understitches
  9. understitching
  10. understock
  11. understocked

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