单词 | cross-stitch |
释义 | cross-stitchn. (a) A stitch formed of two stitches crossing each other, thus X. (b) A kind of needlework characterized by stitches crossing each other. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in specific stitches setwork1503 chain-stitch1598 true-stitch1606 cross-stitchc1710 tent-work1798 faggoting1868 plumage work1886 pin stitching1900 pattern darning1906 rococo stitch1906 c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 296 The Chaires, one red damaske, the other Crostitch and tentstitch very Rich. 1737 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 6 Tell me how many pieces of cross-stitch I have left with you. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 16 I learnt cross-stitch, because she did not like To see me wear the night with empty hands. Derivatives ˈcross-ˌstitch v. to sew or work with cross stitches. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > other to take up1620 fell1758 cross-stitch1794 strand1894 prick-stitch1895 stab-stitch1917 lockstitch1919 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 95 All splices are cross-stitched. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1710 |
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