stitching

[ stich-ing ]

/ ˈstɪtʃ ɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person or thing that stitches.

a series or line of stitches.

mending by means of sewing.

Origin of stitching

First recorded in 1515–25; stitch + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stitching

un·stitch·ing, adjective

Words nearby stitching

stitch abscess, stitch in time, a, stitch up, stitch wheel, stitchery, stitching, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, stk

Definition for stitching (2 of 2)

stitch

[ stich ]

/ stɪtʃ /

noun

one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.

a loop or portion of thread disposed in place by one such movement in sewing: to rip out stitches.

a particular mode of disposing the thread in sewing or the style of work produced by one such method.

one complete movement of the needle or other implement used in knitting, crocheting, netting, tatting, etc.

the portion of work produced.

a thread, bit, or piece of any fabric or of clothing: to remove every stitch of clothes.

the least bit of anything: He wouldn't do a stitch of work.

a sudden, sharp pain, especially in the intercostal muscles: a stitch in the side.

verb (used with object)

to work upon, join, mend, or fasten with or as if with stitches; sew (often followed by together): to stitch together flour sacks to make curtains; a plan that was barely stitched together.

to ornament or embellish with stitches: to stitch a shirt with a monogram.

verb (used without object)

to make stitches, join together, or sew.

Origin of stitch

before 900; (noun) Middle English stiche, Old English stice a thrust, stab; cognate with German Stich prick; akin to stick²; (v.) Middle English stichen to stab, pierce, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM stitch

stitch·er, noun stitch·like, adjective re·stitch, verb (used with object) un·stitch, verb

un·stitched, adjective well-stitched, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for stitching

The doctors in the field clinics always got her to do the stitching because she was so good at it.

Ahdaf Soueif’s Cairo: Remembering A City Wracked By The Arab Spring |Ahdaf Soueif |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There she was—tomboyish and slight—beside her mother, who was stitching.

On Yom Kippur, Remember My Palestinian Mother |Samer Badawi |September 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There was a scar that stretched across the top of her head that looked quite like the stitching on the top of a football.

Elizabeth Taylor's Greatest Gift |Harry Benson |March 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Castle built geese with wings puffing out from their bodies by layering pieces of cardboard then stitching them together.

The Accidental Artist |Rachel Wolff |October 15, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Sew one-half inch below this with stab stitch, trim material off close under this stitching.

Make Your Own Hats |Gene Allen Martin
The shoemaker shifted the shoe he was stitching between his knees, putting the heel where the toe had been.

Waysiders |Seumas O'Kelly
In this room folding, stitching, gathering and sewing (hand) is done.

Women in the Printing Trades. |Various
Stitching the periosteum together obviates the latter to a certain extent.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various
She was there now, rocking in a dingy rocking-chair, stitching away by her open window.

A Young Man in a Hurry |Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for stitching

stitch

/ (stɪtʃ) /

noun

a link made by drawing a thread through material by means of a needle

a loop of yarn formed around an implement used in knitting, crocheting, etc

a particular method of stitching or shape of stitch

a sharp spasmodic pain in the side resulting from running or exercising

(usually used with a negative) informal the least fragment of clothing he wasn't wearing a stitch

agriculture the ridge between two furrows

drop a stitch to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting

in stitches informal laughing uncontrollably

verb

(tr) to sew, fasten, etc, with stitches

(intr) to be engaged in sewing

(tr) to bind together (the leaves of a book, pamphlet, etc) with wire staples or thread

noun, verb

an informal word for suture (def. 1b), suture (def. 6)

Derived forms of stitch

stitcher, noun

Word Origin for stitch

Old English stice sting; related to Old Frisian steke, Old High German stih, Gothic stiks, Old Norse tikta sharp

Medical definitions for stitching

stitch

[ stĭch ]

n.

A sudden sharp pain, especially in the side.

A single suture.

v.

To suture.

Idioms and Phrases with stitching

stitch

In addition to the idiom beginning with stitch

stitch in time, a

also see:

in stitches
without a stitch on

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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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noun

verb

noun, verb

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v.

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stitching

noun

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Definition for stitching (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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noun

verb

noun, verb

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