stoat
To stitch together in a way that is invisible from the 'front', by sewing part of the…To stitch (edges of relatively thick cloth, fur, etc, for example on either side of a join or tear) together in a way that is invisible from the 'front', by sewing part of the way into and then back out of the thickness of the material from the 'back' side (without the thread going all the way through to the 'front' side of the material).
» My brother has recently taken a fancy to stoats.
Мой брат в последнее время увлёкся горностаями. — Ooneykcall
Ooneykcall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo stitch (edges of relatively thick cloth, fur, etc, for example on either side of a join or tear) together in a way that is invisible from the 'front', by sewing part of the way into and then back out of the thickness of the material from the 'back' side (without the thread going all the way through to the 'front' side of the material).
Examples
56 sentencesMy brother has recently taken a fancy to stoats.
ruМой брат в последнее время увлёкся горностаями. — Ooneykcall
'Toast' is an anagram of 'stoat'.
ru«Скала» — анаграмма «ласки». — Ooneykcall
de„Reinmehl“ ist ein Anagramm von „Hermelin“. — brauchinet
The stoat is the cutest animal ever.
ruГорностай — самое умилительнейшее животное на свете. — Ooneykcall
deDer Hermelin ist das niedlichste Tier aller Zeiten. — rocco_granata
I have a collection of stoat figurines.
ruУ меня есть коллекция фигурок горностаев. — Ooneykcall
deIch besitze eine Sammlung von Hermelinfigürchen. — rocco_granata
I wish I had a pet stoat.
ruХотел бы я завести себе горностая. — Ooneykcall
deIch wünschte, ich hätte einen Hermelin als Haustier. — rocco_granata
Origin
Unclear. Attested in the spellings stott, stot, stote and stoat, all said (in early texts)Unclear. Attested in the spellings stott, stot, stote and stoat, all said (in early texts) to be pronounced the same as stoat. Possibly related to the animal stoat whose fur is used in making garments, or to stot(t) (“bounce, rebound”) as the stitch 'rebounds' off and does not pass through to the other side of the material.
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Forms
stoats, stoating, stoated, stoatedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle