"backstitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backstitches [plural]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

Verb

Forms: backstitches [present, singular, third-person], backstitching [participle, present], backstitched [participle, past], backstitched [past]
Etymology: 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

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for backstitch meaning in English (3.6kB)

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