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running stitch definition

running stitch

an ornamental stitch made by passing the needle under and over a small number of threads in a fabric to create a horizontal line with a uniform pattern

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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