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tent stitch

noun

Definition of TENT STITCH

:  a short stitch slanting to the right that is used in embroidery to form even lines of solid background
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First Known Use of TENT STITCH

1619

Rhymes with TENT STITCH

backstitch, bewitch, Bowditch, chain stitch, cross-stitch, enrich, fast-pitch, fast-twitch, flame stitch, half hitch, hemstitch, jock itch, lockstitch, knit stitch, last-ditch, purl stitch, slow-pitch, slow-twitch, topstitch, unhitch, whipstitch, wild pitch

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