Thesaurus: backstitch

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1. n. A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
2. v. i. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
3. n. an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
4. v. do backstitches
5. A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
6. A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the laststitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
7. n. an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one v. do backstitches