"backstitch" meaning in All languages combined

See backstitch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: backstitches [plural]
Etymology: From back + stitch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|stitch}} back + stitch Head templates: {{en-noun}} backstitch (plural backstitches)
  1. (sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat. Categories (topical): Sewing Related terms: stem stitch Translations (backstitch): jälkipisto (Finnish), fuáil chúil [feminine] (Irish), fuáil thar droim [feminine] (Irish), cúlghreim [masculine] (Irish), greim cúil [masculine] (Irish), punto indietro [masculine] (Italian), stębnówka [feminine] (Polish), ścieg stębnowy [masculine] (Polish), pespunte (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-backstitch-en-noun-tuOqQxEx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

Verb [English]

Forms: backstitches [present, singular, third-person], backstitching [participle, present], backstitched [participle, past], backstitched [past]
Etymology: From back + stitch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|stitch}} back + stitch Head templates: {{en-verb}} backstitch (third-person singular simple present backstitches, present participle backstitching, simple past and past participle backstitched)
  1. To sew with a backstitch. Translations (to sew with a backstitch): зад игла (zad igla) (Bulgarian), stębnować [imperfective] (Polish), pespuntar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-backstitch-en-verb-M5nfos2L

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