Chain stitch
() An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch
() A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Cross-stitch
(n.) A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other. |
Float
(v. i.) Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something. |
Float
(v. i.) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current |
Float
(v. i.) The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler. |
Float
(v. i.) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish. |
Float
(v. i.) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink |
Float
(v. i.) A float board. See Float board (below). |
Float
(v. i.) A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die. |
Float
(v. i.) The act of flowing |
Float
(v. i.) A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep. |
Float
(v. i.) The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed. |
Float
(v. i.) A polishing block used in marble working |
Float
(v. i.) A single-cut file for smoothing |
Float
(v. i.) A coal cart. |
Float
(v. i.) The sea |
Float
(n.) To rest on the surface of any fluid |
Float
(n.) To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft |
Float
(v. t.) To cause to float |
Float
(v. t.) To flood |
Float
(v. t.) To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet. |
Float
(v. t.) To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation. |
Lock stitch
() A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch. |
Stitch
(v. i.) A single pass of a needle in sewing |
Stitch
(v. i.) A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting |
Stitch
(v. i.) A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle |
Stitch
(v. i.) A local sharp pain |
Stitch
(v. i.) A contortion, or twist. |
Stitch
(v. i.) Any least part of a fabric or dress |
Stitch
(v. i.) A furrow. |
Stitch
(v. t.) To form stitches in |
Stitch
(v. t.) To sew, or unite together by stitches |
Stitch
(v. t.) To form land into ridges. |
Stitch
(v. i.) To practice stitching, or needlework. |
dead-man's float
prone float | a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward |
air bladder
swim bladder
float | an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy |
bargello
flame stitch | needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines |
baste
basting
basting stitch
tacking | a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
| blanket stitch | a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material, similar to buttonhole stitch |
| buttonhole stitch | a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole |
| chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
| chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
| crochet stitch | any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle |
| cross-stitch | embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other |
| cross-stitch | two stitches forming a cross or X |
double crochet
double stitch | a kind of crochet stitch |
fagot stitch
faggot stitch | the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting |
| float | something that floats on the surface of water |
| float plasterer's float | a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco |
| float | an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade |
| garter stitch | a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side) |
| half cross stitch | a single cross stitch at a diagonal |
| hemming-stitch | a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses |
knit knit stitch
plain
plain stitch | a basic knitting stitch |
| knitting stitch | a stitch taken in knitting |
| lazy daisy stitch | long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns |
life raft
Carling float | a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency |
machine stitch
sewing-machine stitch | a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread |
| milk float | a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses |
| overhand stitch | a stitch passing over an edge vertically |
| petit point tent stitch | a small diagonal needlepoint stitch |
purl
purl stitch | a basic knitting stitch |
| running stitch | small, even, hand stitches run in and out |
| saddle stitch | a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color |
| satin stitch | flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin |
sewing stitch
embroidery stitch | a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather |
| shell stitch | a crochet stitch |
single crochet
single stitch | a crochet stitch |
| slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
| stitch | a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing |
| stockinette stitch | knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings |
iceream soda
iceream float
float | a drink with ice cream floating in it |
| root beer float | an iceream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer |
| float | the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public |
| stitch | a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running |
| float | the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment |
| float | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation, float data |
| float | allow (currencies) to fluctuate, The government floated the ruble for a few months |
sew
run up sew together
stitch | fasten by sewing, do needlework |
| float | make the surface of level or smooth, float the plaster |
| float | put into the water, float a ship |
| purl stitch | make with purl stitches |
| shell stitch | make by shell stitching |
double crochet
double stitch | make by double stitching |