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noun

Stitching n.

The act of one who stitches.

Work done by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively.

verb

Stitch v. t. (past & past part. stitched; pres. part. stitching)

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.

To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.

(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 v. i. To practice stitching, or needlework.

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Etymology of 'Stitching'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Stitching" Quotes from Famous Books

... thick liquid into little bags of parchment, which he had spent days stitching up very tightly, so that nothing could leak out. After the little bags were filled, he hung them out-of-doors in the bright sunlight; and as the days grew warmer and warmer, the sun soon dried their contents, so that if one of the little ...

— Gabriel and the Hour Book • Evaleen Stein

... Russian tea," said Concha, stitching quietly but flashing him a glance of amusement, not ...

— Rezanov • Gertrude Atherton

... his eyes as he spoke, put his feet on Perine's stool, and his elbow on the table. Marie moved quietly about, set the saucepan again on the stove, and taking some needlework from a box, sat down near her husband, stitching rapidly. Every now and then she glanced at him, and her mind was tenderly busy over his concerns all the while, so that tears would have stood in her eyes if they had not had ...

— Tales from Many Sources - Vol. V • Various

... suddenly—inspiring my mother to say: "Look, it's quite fine now; I think you might perhaps try going to the Champs-Elysees after all."—On the mantle of snow that swathed the balcony, the sun had appeared and was stitching seams of gold, with embroidered patches of dark shadow. That day we found no one there, or else a solitary girl, on the point of departure, who assured me that Gilberte was not coming. The chairs, deserted by the imposing ...

— Swann's Way - (vol. 1 of Remembrance of Things Past) • Marcel Proust

... the morning, stitching the hems for the chintz curtains, and Rose pulled out the bastings, threaded needles, and in many ways helped to make the pretty things ...

— Princess Polly's Gay Winter • Amy Brooks

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