| 单词 | stitch by stitch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstitch by stitch d. stitch by stitch: used to describe strong and careful sewing in which one stitch is performed at a time (as distinct from ‘running’); also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [adverb] cantle-wise1548 stitch by stitch1566 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie Pref. ****2 b But for one man to answer the whole, and that stitche by stitche (as the Replier requireth) bothe the time woulde be so longe, that many a soule in the meane might perish,..and also the booke woulde be so greate that [etc.]. 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 195 b M. Iewelles whole Replie in these matters hath bene at longe and stitche by stitche confuted. 1880 Mrs. L. S. Floyer Plain Hints Exam. Needlework 107 The slow stitch-by-stitch movement [run]..in good plain work. < as lemmas |
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