Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

featherstitch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
feath-er-stitch
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.

verb

To make stitches of this kind.

Etymology

From feather + stitch.

Inflected Forms

featherstitches (plural) featherstitches (present, singular) featherstitching (participle, present) featherstitched (participle, past) featherstitched (past)

Questions

What does featherstitch mean?
A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.
Where does featherstitch come from?
From feather + stitch.

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