buttonhole stitch

noun

a looped stitch used for edging buttonholes or pieces of material

Meanings

nounbuttonhole stitch (plural buttonhole stitches)

plural buttonhole stitches

  1. a looped stitch used for edging buttonholes or pieces of material
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APA

buttonhole stitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonhole%20stitch

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“buttonhole stitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonhole%20stitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttonhole stitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonhole%20stitch.

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