MACHINE STITCH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread

Synonyms:

machine stitch; sewing-machine stitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("machine stitch" is a kind of...):

embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "machine stitch"):

lockstitch (machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread)

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