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RUNNING STITCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does running stitch mean? 

RUNNING STITCH (noun)
  The noun RUNNING STITCH has 1 sense:

1. small, even, hand stitches run in and outplay

  Familiarity information: RUNNING STITCH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUNNING STITCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small, even, hand stitches run in and out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("running stitch" is a kind of...):

embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)


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