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garter stitch

gar·ter stitch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahr-ter stich]
    • /ˈgɑr tər stɪtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahr-ter stich]
    • /ˈgɑr tər stɪtʃ/

Definitions of garter stitch words

  • noun garter stitch a basic knitting pattern that produces an evenly pebbled texture on both sides of the work, created by consistently knitting or purling every stitch of every row. 1
  • noun garter stitch knitting in which all the rows are knitted in plain stitch instead of alternating with purl rows 0
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Origin of garter stitch

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Garter stitch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Garter stitch

garter stitch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

garter stitch usage trend in Literature

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