whipstitch
whipstitch · whipstitches
A stitch that passes diagonally over an edgeA stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
Значення
значень: 5A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.
c. 1678, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe Where sold he bargains, "whip-stitch, kiss my arse", / Promised a play and dwindled to a farce?
(розмовне)A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
Half-ploughing or raftering.
(архаїчне, зневажливе)A tailor.
Походження
From whip + stitch.From whip + stitch.
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Форми
множина: whipstitches| Однина | whipstitch |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 2Близькі за значенням
- a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally:whippingwhipstitching