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RUNNING STITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does running stitch mean?
• RUNNING STITCH (noun)
The noun RUNNING STITCH has 1 sense:
1. small, even, hand stitches run in and out
Familiarity information: RUNNING STITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small, even, hand stitches run in and out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("running stitch" 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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