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Webster 1913 Edition

Stitch

Stitch

,
Noun.
[OE.
stiche
, AS.
stice
a pricking, akin to
stician
to prick. See
Stick
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
2.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn;
as, to let down, or drop, a
stitch
; to take up a
stitch
.
3.
[Cf. OE.
sticche
,
stecche
,
stucche
, a piece, AS.
stycce
. Cf.
Stock
.]
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
You have gone a good
stitch
.
Bunyan.
In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep
stitch
in making their furrows.
Holland.
4.
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle;
as, a
stitch
in the side
.
He was taken with a cold and with
stitches
, which was, indeed, a pleurisy.
Bp. Burnet.
5.
A contortion, or twist.
[Obs.]
If you talk,
Or pull your face into a
stitch
again,
I shall be angry.
Marston.
6.
Any least part of a fabric or dress;
as, to wet every
stitch
of clothes
.
[Colloq.]
7.
A furrow.
Chapman.
Chain stitch
,
Lock stitch
.
See in the Vocabulary.
–
Pearl stitch
, or
Purl stitch
.
See 2nd
Purl
, 2.

Stitch

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stitched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stitching
.]
1.
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches;
as, to
stitch
a shirt bosom
.
2.
To sew, or unite together by stitches;
as, to
stitch
printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet
.
3.
(Agric.)
To form land into ridges.
To stitch up
,
to mend or unite with a needle and thread;
as,
to stitch up
a rent;
to stitch up
an artery
.

Stitch

,
Verb.
I.
To practice stitching, or needlework.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stitch

STITCH

,
Verb.
T.
[G. This is another form of stick.]
1.
To sew in a particular manner; to sew slightly or loosely; as, to stitch a collar or wristband; to stitch the leaves of a book and form a pamphlet.
2.
To form land into ridges. [N. England.]
To stitch up, to mend or unite with a needle and thread; as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery.

STITCH

,
Verb.
I.
To practice stitching.

STITCH

,
Noun.
1.
A single pass of a needle in sewing.
2.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link of yarn; as, to let down a stitch; to take up a stitch.
3.
A land; the space between two double furrows in plowed ground.
4.
A local spasmodic pain; an acute lancing pain, like the piercing of a needle; as a stitch in the side.

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