featherstitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.
verb
  1. To make stitches of this kind.

Word forms

featherstitch featherstitches featherstitching featherstitched

Etymology

From feather + stitch.

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