Topic: SEWING AND KNITTING
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | stice 'prick' |
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stitch1
1 a short piece of thread that has been sewn into a piece of cloth, or the action of the thread going into and out of the cloth
sewing
[countable]DLH2 a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together : 
He had to have 10 stitches in his head.
for wound
[countable]MHHe had to have 10 stitches in his head.3 a sharp pain in the side of your body, which you can get by running or laughing a lot
pain
[countable usually singular]MH4 a small circle of wool that is formed around a needle when you are knitting
with wool
[countable]DCDLH drop a stitch (=lose a stitch because the wool has come off the needle)
5 a particular way of sewing or knitting that makes a particular pattern : Purl and plain are the two main stitches in knitting.
style
[uncountable and countable]DLHPurl and plain are the two main stitches in knitting.8 used to say that it is better to deal with problems early than to wait until they get worse
