tent stitch

noun

a short, slanting stitch used in embroidery.Compare gros point (def. 1), petit point (def. 1).

Origin of tent stitch

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby tent stitch

tentorial, tentorial sinus, tentorium, tentorium cerebelli, tent show, tent stitch, tent trailer, ten-twenty, tenty, tenuis, tenuity

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Example sentences from the Web for tent stitch

She does, core of my heart,—she does, and is as ignorant of music as I am of tent-stitch.
My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Green and tawny and red—red and tawny and green; tent-stitch down here, and satin-stitch up yonder.
The White Lady of Hazelwood|Emily Sarah Holt
A picture in tent-stitch is even more foolish than a picture in mosaic.
Art in Needlework|Lewis F. Day
Tent-stitch, for instance, plays an important part in the wreath border of Fig. 8.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries|Marcus Bourne Huish

This is taken from a quaint little needle-book dated 1703; the design itself being worked in tent-stitch.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries|Marcus Bourne Huish

British Dictionary definitions for tent stitch

tent stitch

noun

another term for petit point (def. 1)

Word Origin for tent stitch

C17: of uncertain origin

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单词	tent stitch
释义	tent stitch noun a short, slanting stitch used in embroidery.Compare gros point (def. 1), petit point (def. 1). Origin of tent stitch First recorded in 1630–40 Words nearby tent stitch tentorial, tentorial sinus, tentorium, tentorium cerebelli, tent show, tent stitch, tent trailer, ten-twenty, tenty, tenuis, tenuity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tent stitch She does, core of my heart,—she does, and is as ignorant of music as I am of tent-stitch. My Novel, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Green and tawny and red—red and tawny and green; tent-stitch down here, and satin-stitch up yonder. The White Lady of Hazelwood\|Emily Sarah Holt A picture in tent-stitch is even more foolish than a picture in mosaic. Art in Needlework\|Lewis F. Day Tent-stitch, for instance, plays an important part in the wreath border of Fig. 8. Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries\|Marcus Bourne Huish This is taken from a quaint little needle-book dated 1703; the design itself being worked in tent-stitch. Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries\|Marcus Bourne Huish British Dictionary definitions for tent stitch tent stitch noun another term for petit point (def. 1) Word Origin for tent stitch C17: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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