whip stitch

noun

A simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.

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Meanings

nounwhip stitch (plural whip stitches)

plural whip stitches

  1. businessA simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.
verbwhip stitch (third-person singular simple present whip stitches, present participle whip stitching, simple past and past participle whip stitched)

present singular third person whip stitches · participle present whip stitching · participle past whip stitched · past whip stitched

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo embroider using this technique.
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Chicago

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

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