Blanket Stitch Definition

noun

A buttonhole stitch used for edging around heavy material.

American Heritage

A kind of buttonhole stitch with the stitches spaced relatively far apart, used to reinforce the edge of thick material, as that used for blankets.

Webster's New World

(sewing) A strong stitch, similar to a buttonhole stitch, used to finish and reinforce the edges of blankets etc.

Wiktionary

A similar, more decorative stitch.

Wiktionary

verb

To sew (something) using a blanket stitch.

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Other Word Forms of Blanket Stitch

Singular:

blanket stitch

Plural:

blanket stitches

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