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View synonyms for cross-stitch
cross-stitch
[ kraws-stich, kros- ]
noun
- a stitch in which pairs of diagonal stitches of the same length cross each other in the middle to form an X .
- embroidery or needlepoint done with this stitch.
verb (used with or without object)
- to work in cross-stitch.
cross-stitch
noun
- an embroidery stitch made by two stitches forming a cross
- embroidery worked with this stitch
verb
- to embroider (a piece of needlework) with cross-stitch
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-stitch1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences
Instead, she started and ran her own retail needlework business, and also managed a counted cross-stitch company.
From The Daily Beast
There are also holdalls and needle cases in embroidery and cross stitch.
From Project Gutenberg
It was not a cross-stitch sampler, though, that Prudence was working on so busily now.
From Project Gutenberg
Here are all the letters of the alphabet, too, and now it remains only for you to embroider your name in the cross-stitch.
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Excepting the cross stitch, these are all variations of the plain and button hole stitches.
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Divide the top of unhemmed edge of the garment in halves and mark with a cross stitch, notch or pin.
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