Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitchener stitch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
kitch-en-er stitch
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common method for the grafting of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in an end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.

Etymology

Named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, British army officer, though the technique pre-dates him.

Inflected Forms

Kitchener stitches (plural)

Questions

What does kitchener stitch mean?
A common method for the grafting of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in an end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.
Where does kitchener stitch come from?
Named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, British army officer, though the technique pre-dates him.

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