"stem stitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stem stitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stem stitch (plural stem stitches)
  1. An embroidery stitch, derived from backstitch, in which each stitch overlaps the previous stitch to one side, forming a twisted line of stitching, with the thread passing below the needle. Categories (topical): Sewing Related terms (backstitch and its derivatives): outline stitch, split stitch Translations (an embroidery stitch in which each stitch overlaps the previous stitch to one side): gasghreim [masculine] (Irish), punto erba [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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        "masculine"
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