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whip stitch

whip stitch noun: a simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.

whip stitch: a simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in...
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Noun

whip stitch (plural whip stitches)

  1. A simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To embroider using this technique.

Forms of whip stitch

Noun
pluralwhip stitches
Verb
third-person singular presentwhip stitches
present participlewhip stitching
past participlewhip stitched
pastwhip stitched

Questions about whip stitch

What does whip stitch mean?
Whip stitch means a simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.
What part of speech is whip stitch?
Whip stitch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of whip stitch?
The plural of whip stitch is whip stitches.

Words near whip stitch in the dictionary

  1. whip snake
  2. whip snakes
  3. whip some skull on
  4. whip spider
  5. whip spiders
  6. whip stitch
  7. whip stitched
  8. whip stitches
  9. whip stitching
  10. whip the cat
  11. whip the pants off

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