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BASTING STITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does basting stitch mean?
• BASTING STITCH (noun)
The noun BASTING STITCH has 1 sense:
1. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
Familiarity information: BASTING STITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
baste; basting; basting stitch; tacking
Hypernyms ("basting 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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