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[stɪtʃ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting
- a sudden sharp pain in the side of the body, caused by strenuous exercise
(e.g: he was panting and had a stitch)
Phrases:
- a stitch in time saves nine
- in stitches
Origin
:
Old English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to stick. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English
[stɪtʃ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make, mend, or join (something) with stitches
(e.g: stitch a plain seam with right sides together)
Phrases:
- a stitch in time saves nine
- in stitches
Origin
:
Old English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to stick. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English
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