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Garter
·vt To bind with a garter. II. Garter ·vt To invest with the Order of the Garter. III. Garter ·nou...

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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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Garter Court
See Carter Court. ...

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Garter House
See College of Arms. ...

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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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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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thorough stitch
To go thorough stitch; to stick at nothing; over shoes, over boots. ...

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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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every stitch set
All possible canvas spread. ...

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