English dictionary
backstitch
/'b/&/k,st/I//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
Source: webster1913
verb
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do backstitches
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To sew with backstitches; as, to <i>backstitch</i> a seam.
Source: webster1913