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STITCHERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stitchery mean? 

STITCHERY (noun)
  The noun STITCHERY has 1 sense:

1. needlework on which you are working with needle and threadplay

  Familiarity information: STITCHERY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STITCHERY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Needlework on which you are working with needle and thread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sewing; stitchery

Context example:

she put her sewing back in the basket

Hypernyms ("stitchery" is a kind of...):

needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)

Domain member category:

needle (prick with a needle)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stitchery"):

applique (a decorative design made of one material sewn over another)

binding (strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration)

gather; gathering (sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching)

darn; mend; patch (sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment))

patchwork (sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern)

stitch (a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing)

Derivation:

stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)


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