cable-stitch
[ key-buhl-stich ]
/ ˈkeɪ bəlˌstɪtʃ /
noun
a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
the pattern produced by a cable-stitch.
verb (used without object)
to produce such a stitch or pattern.
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Origin of cable-stitch
First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use cable-stitch in a sentence
Almost all of the network and cable news channels said that they would not be showing the cartoons either.
Well, one expert I talked to said that physically it involves little more than a $20 cable.
But then, this show has always been more than just the parody of right-wing cable punditry it was originally made out to be.
Hart Electric LLC An Illinois- based manufacturer of electrical components, and H.I. Cable.
HBOGo has become such a massive success for cable network HBO that they will start to offer the service as a stand-alone option.
I plainly heard a noise upon the cover of my closet like that of a cable, and the grating of it as it passed through the ring.
That he laughed at their folly, and went himself in the boat, ordering his men to take a strong cable along with them.
The second cable quotes mine of last night wherein I ask leave to call for the East Lancs.
Neither of us has had a reply to his cable; instead, he has been told two enemy submarines are on their way to pay us a visit.
The Spanish authorities had just time before this measure was taken to report the bare facts to Madrid by cable.
British Dictionary definitions for cable-stitch
noun
- a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
- (as modifier)a cable-stitch sweater
Sometimes shortened to: cableCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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