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featherstitch
(-stic̸h′)
noun
an embroidery stitch forming a zigzag line
Origin: so called from resemblance to the arrangement of barbs on a feather
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to embroider with such a stitch
See featherstitch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An embroidery stitch that produces a decorative zigzag line.
Related Forms:
- feathˈer·stitchˌ verb
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