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DOUBLE STITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double stitch mean?
• DOUBLE STITCH (noun)
The noun DOUBLE STITCH has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: DOUBLE STITCH used as a noun is very rare.
• DOUBLE STITCH (verb)
The verb DOUBLE STITCH has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: DOUBLE STITCH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of crochet stitch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
double crochet; double stitch
Hypernyms ("double stitch" is a kind of...):
crochet stitch (any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle)
Derivation:
double stitch (make by double stitching)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make by double stitching
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
double crochet; double stitch
Hypernyms (to "double stitch" is one way to...):
crochet (create by looping or crocheting)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They double stitch the cape
Derivation:
double stitch (a kind of crochet stitch)
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