thorough stitch

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• Thorough

  ·adv <<Through>>. II. Thorough ·prep <<Through>>. III. Thorough ·adv <<Thoroughly>>. IV. Thorough...

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• Stitch

  ·vi A contortion, or twist. II. Stitch ·vt To form land into ridges. III. Stitch ·vi A <<Furrow>>....

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• stitch

  A nick name for a taylor: also a term for lying with a woman. ...

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• Thorough bass

  ·- The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; — s...

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• Thorough-brace

  ·noun A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a sp...

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• Thorough-lighted

  ·adj Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building. ...

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• thorough churchman

  A person who goes in at one door of a church, and out at the other, without stopping. ...

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• thorough cough

  Coughing and breaking wind backwards at the same time. ...

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• thorough-foots

  See thorough-puts ...

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• thorough-puts

  , or thorough-foots , are kinks or tangles in a rope; or parts of a tackle not leading fair by rea...

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• Blanket stitch

  ·add. ·- A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on the edge of material, as blankets, too thick to he...

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• Chain stitch

  ·- An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; — used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery. I...

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• Cross-stitch

  ·noun A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch cross...

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• Garter stitch

  ·add. ·- The simplest stitch in knitting. ...

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• Lock stitch

  ·- A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by s...

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• Spider stitch

  ·add. ·- A stitch in lace making used to fill in open spaces with threads resembling a cobweb. ...

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• Split stitch

  ·add. ·- A stitch used in stem work to produce a fine line, much used in old church embroidery to wo...

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• stitch-bird

  n. a bird of New Zealand.See quotation. 1885. Hugh Martin, `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,...

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• thorough go nimble

  A looseness, a violent purging. ...

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• every stitch set

  All possible canvas spread. ...

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• thorough-good-natured wench

  One who being asked to sit down, will lie down. ...

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