slipstitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted
  2. a stitch used to connect different parts of a work, achieved by pulling the thread through two non-adjacent loops

Word forms

slipstitch slipstitches

Etymology

From slip + stitch.

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