"stich" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɪk/ Forms: stichs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|grc|στίχος||line, row, verse|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”), {{bor+|en|grc|στίχος||line, row, verse}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”), {{m|grc|στείχω||I go}} στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} stich (plural stichs)
  1. (obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-stich-en-noun-U5AjjKv9
  2. A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-stich-en-noun-u0eqDhXp Disambiguation of Poetry: 38 52 2 1 2 2 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 69 2 1 2 2 2
  3. (obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-stich-en-noun-O2S2DDjV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: stiches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stich (plural stiches)
  1. Obsolete form of stitch. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: stitch
    Sense id: en-stich-en-noun-M0hdVth5
  2. Misspelling of stitch. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: stitch
    Sense id: en-stich-en-noun-Or-pX0g0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: stiches [present, singular, third-person], stiching [participle, present], stiched [participle, past], stiched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} stich (third-person singular simple present stiches, present participle stiching, simple past and past participle stiched)
  1. Obsolete form of stitch. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: stitch
    Sense id: en-stich-en-verb-M0hdVth5
  2. Misspelling of stitch. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: stitch
    Sense id: en-stich-en-verb-Or-pX0g0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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