backstitch

[ bak-stich ]

/ ˈbækˌstɪtʃ /

noun

stitching or a stitch in which the thread is doubled back on the preceding stitch.

verb (used with or without object)

to sew by backstitch.

Origin of backstitch

First recorded in 1605–15; back² + stitch

Words nearby backstitch

back-stabbing, back staff, backstage, backstairs, backstay, backstitch, backstop, backstory, back straight, backstrap loom, back street

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Example sentences from the Web for backstitch

Lap ends one-fourth inch and backstitch closely at each edge of flap.
Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin
His machine was a short-thread model that made both the running stitch and the backstitch.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine|Grace Rogers Cooper
Insert one thickness between the other two ends, and backstitch closely.
Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin
This is one of the few machines producing a backstitch or half backstitch to realize any commercial success.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine|Grace Rogers Cooper

Backstitch across the bottom with a slanting line of stitches.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

British Dictionary definitions for backstitch

backstitch

/ (ˈbækˌstɪtʃ) /

noun

a strong sewing stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle or beginning of the preceding one

verb

to sew using this stitch

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单词	backstitch
释义	backstitch [ bak-stich ] / ˈbækˌstɪtʃ / noun stitching or a stitch in which the thread is doubled back on the preceding stitch. verb (used with or without object) to sew by backstitch. Origin of backstitch First recorded in 1605–15; back² + stitch Words nearby backstitch back-stabbing, back staff, backstage, backstairs, backstay, backstitch, backstop, backstory, back straight, backstrap loom, back street Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backstitch Lap ends one-fourth inch and backstitch closely at each edge of flap. Make Your Own Hats\|Gene Allen Martin His machine was a short-thread model that made both the running stitch and the backstitch. The Invention of the Sewing Machine\|Grace Rogers Cooper Insert one thickness between the other two ends, and backstitch closely. Make Your Own Hats\|Gene Allen Martin This is one of the few machines producing a backstitch or half backstitch to realize any commercial success. The Invention of the Sewing Machine\|Grace Rogers Cooper Backstitch across the bottom with a slanting line of stitches. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne British Dictionary definitions for backstitch backstitch / (ˈbækˌstɪtʃ) / noun a strong sewing stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle or beginning of the preceding one verb to sew using this stitch 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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