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FRENCH KNOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does French knot mean?
• FRENCH KNOT (noun)
The noun FRENCH KNOT has 1 sense:
1. a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric
Familiarity information: FRENCH KNOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("French knot" is a kind of...):
embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)
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