Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stitching"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stitch \Stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Stitching}.]
1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner
as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches;
as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
2. To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch
printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
3. (Agric.) To form land into ridges.
{To stitch up}, to mend or unite with a needle and thread;
as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stitching \Stitch"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who stitches.
2. Work done by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of
stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stitching
n : joining or attaching by stitches [syn: {sewing}]
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