MACHINE STITCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does machine stitch mean? 

• MACHINE STITCH (noun)
  The noun MACHINE STITCH has 1 sense:

1. a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread

  Familiarity information: MACHINE STITCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACHINE STITCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

machine stitch; sewing-machine stitch

Hypernyms ("machine stitch" is a kind of...):

embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "machine stitch"):

lockstitch (machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread)