overstitch

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noun

An embroidery stitch made over another

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Meanings

nounoverstitch (plural overstitches)

plural overstitches

  1. An embroidery stitch made over another
verboverstitch (third-person singular simple present overstitches, present participle overstitching, simple past and past participle overstitched)

present singular third person overstitches · participle present overstitching · participle past overstitched · past overstitched

  1. To sew with these stitches

Origin

From over- + stitch.

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APA

overstitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstitch

MLA

“overstitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstitch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstitch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstitch.

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