lazy daisy stitch

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noun

an embroidery stitch consisting of a long chain stitch, usually used in making flower patterns

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Words nearby lazy daisy stitch

lazulite, lazurite, lazy, lazy bed, lazybones, lazy daisy stitch, lazy eye, lazy guy, lazy Susan, lazy tongs, lb.

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How to use lazy daisy stitch in a sentence

Cereal brings back memories of lazy mornings and easy extravagance, a time when worries were few and comfort was plenty.
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But instead of fighting the trend, too many of us simply capitulate—lazy, credulous fools that we are.
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High Rents Are Killing the Restaurant Capital By Will Doig Exorbitant rents, the rise of Brooklyn, lazy millennials.
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Even the valor of tragedy is denied to Daisy, “a woman born with a voice that lacks a tragic register.”
Carol Shields’s Tale Of Secondhand Life|Nathaniel Rich|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The ad begins with a young girl counting the petals she is pulling off a daisy.
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The lazy giant was sprawling on the most comfortable of the sofas; the pair were alone in the dainty little drawing-room.
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The lower class were idle and lazy, and willing to serve any sovereign who appealed to them by ostentation.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Sprawling was lazy and wore out sofas, and little boys were not expected to talk.
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You would think the poor teacher would be driven crazy, but he seems as calm as a daisy in a June breeze.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
The almost lazy naturalness and simplicity faded gradually out of it, revealing the alert and seductive woman of the world.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens