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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