Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

understitch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-stitch
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.

noun

A stitch that passes through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.

Etymology

From under- + stitch.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

understitches (present, singular) understitching (participle, present) understitched (participle, past) understitched (past) understitches (plural)

Questions

What does understitch mean?
To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.
Where does understitch come from?
From under- + stitch.

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