featherstitch

American  

[feth-er-stich] / ˈfɛð ərˌstɪtʃ /

noun

1. an embroidery stitch producing work in which a succession of branches extend alternately on each side of a central stem.

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verb (used with object)

1. to ornament by featherstitch.

featherstitch British  

/ ˈfɛðəˌstɪtʃ /

noun

1. a zigzag embroidery stitch

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verb

1. to decorate (cloth) with featherstitch

Etymology

Origin of featherstitch

First recorded in 1825–35; feather + stitch ( def. )

Example Sentences

Sew the seams, then fell them and featherstitch the outside of the seams in colored linen.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

As if a fiend from the pit had been trained to do featherstitch!

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John