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SLIP STITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slip stitch mean?
• SLIP STITCH (noun)
The noun SLIP STITCH has 1 sense:
1. a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side
Familiarity information: SLIP STITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("slip 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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