stote

present singular third person stotes · participle present stoting · participle past stoted · past stoted

1. alternativetransitivebusinessAlternative form of stoat (“to stitch without passing fully through (cloth)”).

   The equipment required to stote a damage in any material is very simple. You will need a thimble [...] to stote any pattern material using this method.

   1958, Virginia Saunders, Reweave it Yourself, page 84 & 90

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   [It is inadvisable] to stote small pieces together to make one of the size required, for the reason that, however well the stoting is done, the finish is liable to be clumsy.

   1900, The American Tailor and Cutter, volume 21, page 16

   […] able to stote the seam on account of the type of material. Light- weight tweeds and serges [...] stoting, see that the edges are well balanced and that any pulled away threads are laid as nearly as possible in [...]

   1968, Bertha Moulton, Garment-cutting and Tailoring for Students, page 164

plural stotes

1. obsoleteObsolete form of stoat.