chain stitch
Webster Dictionary
a stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch
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chainwork
Webster Dictionary
work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work
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chain
(ʃeɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to chain-stitch.
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chain stitch
Webster Dictionary
an ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery
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chain stitch
(chain stitch)
Princeton's WordNet
a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
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chain stitch
(ʃeɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a decorative hand stitch that forms a line of single stitches looped like a chain.
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knit
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the basic stitch in knitting, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn forward through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
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purl
(ɜrl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
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isaac merrit singer
(Singer, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer)
Princeton's WordNet
United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
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singer
(Singer, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer)
Princeton's WordNet
United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
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isaac m. singer
(Singer, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer)
Princeton's WordNet
United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
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backstitch
Webster Dictionary
a stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end
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cross-stitch
Webster Dictionary
a form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other
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lock stitch
Webster Dictionary
a peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch
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stitch
Webster Dictionary
a single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch
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backstitch
(ˈbækˌstɪtʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stitching or a stitch in which the thread is doubled back on the preceding stitch.
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tack
(æk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a stitch, esp. a long stitch used in fastening seams, preparatory to a more thorough sewing.
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blanket stitch
(blanket stitch)
Princeton's WordNet
a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
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backstitch
(backstitch)
Princeton's WordNet
an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
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link
Webster Dictionary
the length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4
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halysites
Webster Dictionary
a genus of Silurian fossil corals; the chain corals. See Chain coral, under Chain
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gunter's chain
Webster Dictionary
the chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale
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chain
Webster Dictionary
to fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog
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chatelaine
Webster Dictionary
an ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain
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catenarian
Webster Dictionary
relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve
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asymmetric
(ˌeɪ səˈmɛ trɪk, ˌæs ə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a polymer) noting an atom or group that is within a polymer chain and is bonded to two different atoms or groups that are external to the chain.
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toggle
(ˈtɒg əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope.
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fetter
Webster Dictionary
a chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle
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leptothrix
Webster Dictionary
having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals
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skid
Webster Dictionary
a shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose
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