slip-stitch

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Definition of slip-stitch word

noun slip-stitch a loose stitch taken between two layers of fabric, as on a facing or hem, so as to be invisible on the right side or outside surface, used in stoating. 1

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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