stitching

[stich-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that stitches.

2. a series or line of stitches.

3. mending by means of sewing.

Other Word Forms

• unstitching adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stitching¹

First recorded in 1515–25; stitch + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It has a crest that reads NHS embroidered in pale yellow stitching, and brassy state championship pins that look vibrant against the jacket’s black fabric.

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Who could have foretold that all those years of stitching pithy wise sayings onto pillows would prove so useful?

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The stitching was far from expert, and the pillow was uneven in shape.

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Of course, there is such a thing as bad advice, and not every pithy nugget of wisdom is worth stitching onto a pillow.

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The upshot is that Powell faces a near-impossible task of stitching together a typically broad consensus when it doesn’t exist.

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Related Words

• hem 
• joint 
• pleat