picot stitch

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noun

a stitch that produces picots, or loops, of thread that extend beneath a row of connecting or finishing stitches.

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Origin of picot stitch

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby picot stitch

Pico Rivera, picornavirus, picosecond, picot, picotee, picot stitch, picowave, picquet, picramic acid, picrate, picric

How to use picot stitch in a sentence

Its militants say explicitly they are out to erase the borders that Sykes-Picot established across most of the modern Middle East.
Turkish President Declares Lawrence of Arabia a Bigger Enemy than ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In that way that was cathartic too, to sort of stitch up all those pieces and see how that is.
Richard Blanco’s Gay Latino Poet Survival Kit|William O’Connor|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, by the way he challenged my thoughts on the case, I thought perhaps he was aiming to stitch up the media.
What It's Like to Watch Kate Beckinsale Play You in a Movie|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Advice that was given me by Florence Ridley, a professor in graduate school: Stitch, stitch.
How I Write: Diane Johnson|Noah Charney|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Also, by carrying an M-4 carbine, everybody knew I was carrying something that could stitch even U.S. body armor.
Don’t Arm America: A Soldier’s Reply to Connecticut Shooting|Tony Schwalm|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Net five rows, then take a mesh a very little larger, and widen by netting two stitches in every stitch.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
But Tilly only laughed, and Cordelia forgot her question with the last stitch she put into her tassel.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
It gives order to the thoughts, fixes by a stitch the moment that passes what would otherwise pass with it.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
An' so when I went courtin' m' third wife, I took a stitch in time an' told her about the camphor an' ker'sene an' lard.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
In making the buttonhole stitch, keep the needle close against the metal edge of the guide, as shown.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various