staystitch

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noun

A kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.

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Meanings

nounstaystitch (plural staystitches)

plural staystitches

  1. A kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.
verbstaystitch (third-person singular simple present staystitches, present participle staystitching, simple past and past participle staystitched)

present singular third person staystitches · participle present staystitching · participle past staystitched · past staystitched

  1. To work this kind of stitch.

Origin

From stay + stitch.

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APA

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

MLA

“staystitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staystitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staystitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staystitch.

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