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overstitch

[noun oh-ver-stich; verb oh-ver-stich]Sewing.
noun
  1. a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to sew with overstitches.
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Origin of overstitch

over- + stitch
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Historical Examples

  • Better have made one a good master fashioner, like old Overstitch, of Holderness.

    The Monastery

    Sir Walter Scott