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Chain Stitch

Definition: Chain Stitch

Chain Stitch

Noun

1. A kind of crochet stitch.

2. Looped machine stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in machine stitching.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Specialty Definition: Chain stitch

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Chain stitch is a stitch in sewing and embroidery. A series of looped stitches that form a chain, it can be used decoratively or constructively. Compare lockstitch.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chain stitch."

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Crosswords: Chain Stitch

English words defined with "chain stitch": Chainwork. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Chain Stitch

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

chain stitch

7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Chain Stitch

Language Translations for "chain stitch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

punim zinxhir. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

верижен бод. (various references)

   

Czech

  

řetízkový steh. (various references)

   

German

  

Kettenstich. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

láncöltés (gothic stitch). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

鎖編み . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

くさりあみ. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ainchay itchstay.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

тамбурная строчка (chain-stitch). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cadeneta (block rake, block reek, cullet cut, thread). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kedjestygn. (various references)

   

Thai

  

การเย็บแบบตะเข็บลูกโซ่. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

zincir dikişi. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Chain Stitch

Misspellings

"Chain Stitch" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chainstitch. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Chain Stitch

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-h-h-i-i-n-s-t-t"

-2 letters: chitchats.

-3 letters: chiastic, chitchat.

-4 letters: actinic, ascitic, cattish, chichis, chitins, sciatic, shantih, stichic, tachist, tactics, tahinis, tictacs, titanic, titians.

-5 letters: acinic, actins, anisic, antics, attics, canthi, cantic, casini, chains, chants, chichi, chinas, chinch, chints, chitin, intact, isatin, ischia, nastic, shanti, siccan, snatch, snitch, stanch, static, stitch, tactic, tahini, taints, tanist, thatch, tictac, tincts, titans.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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