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SHELL STITCH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crochet stitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

crochet stitch (any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle)

Derivation:

shell stitch (make by shell stitching)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make by shell stitching

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "shell stitch" is one way to...):

crochet (create by looping or crocheting)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They shell stitch the cape

Derivation:

shell stitch (a crochet stitch)

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