restitch

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verb

To stitch again, apply new stitching to.

OriginEnglish stitch ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

verbrestitch (third-person singular simple present restitches, present participle restitching, simple past and past participle restitched)

present singular third person restitches · participle present restitching · participle past restitched · past restitched

  1. To stitch again, apply new stitching to.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishstitch
  7. Englishrestitch

From re- + stitch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stitcherStichter
Cite this entry
APA

restitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restitch

MLA

“restitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restitch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restitch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restitch.

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