featherstitch

noun, verb — 2 senses

featherstitch

noun

Etymology From feather + stitch.

1

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

featherstitch

verb

Etymology From feather + stitch.

1

To make stitches of this kind.

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