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noun
a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.
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Origin of running stitch First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby running stitch running repairs ,
running rhythm ,
running rigging ,
running room ,
running start ,
running stitch ,
running story ,
running text ,
running time ,
running title ,
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How to use running stitch in a sentence For added reinforcement, you can build back up the worn-out area by using the same running stitch to sew back and forth over the top of the patch.
The easiest way to sew on the patch is with a simple running stitch , weaving in and out of the material in a straight line.
This repair uses a visible mending technique with a simple running stitch .
The running machines are a gloomy chorus of heavy-footed stomping.
Several Republicans won primaries in 2014 by running as ideologically pure conservatives who wanted new leadership in the House.
But the ads are not just intended to remind the Google-curious that Paul exists and is thinking about running for president.
AIDS insanity:Â When running for the US Senate in 1992, Huckabee called for a quarantine of people who had AIDS.
A running joke inside the tribe is that the group is like that club with a hundred people waiting outside to get in.
There he gave orders for the car to be put into running condition for the following morning, and returned to the hotel.
The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
Father Gaspara was about to ask another question, when Ramona appeared in the doorway, flushed with running.
After the Reserve Banks have been in operation long enough to be running smoothly, not a few branches will doubtless be organized.
The fire along the three miles front is like the rumble of an express train running over fog signals.
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British Dictionary definitions for running stitch
noun
a simple form of hand stitching, consisting of small stitches that look the same on both sides of the fabric, usually used for gathering Sometimes called: gathering stitch
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