单词 | to set a stitch |
释义 | > as lemmasto set a stitch 61. To insert (a stitch). to set a stitch, to use needle and thread, to sew. Formerly †to set seams. 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 to set a stitch1683 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 94 For a poor Cobbler to set a stitch on the Sabbath day. c1771 S. Foote Maid of Bath iii. 66 I am almost resolved never to set another stitch for him as long as I live. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain xxvii. 654 Bellairs..shed a tear for every stitch she set in the trousseau. 1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate xiv. 269 She has never let Lily wear a stitch but of her setting. < as lemmas |
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