catchstitch

noun

Etymology

From catch + stitch.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg- — “to stab, pierce
  2. inherited from *stikiz — “prick, piercing, stitch
  3. inherited from *stiki
  4. inherited from stiċe — “a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting
  5. inherited from stiche
  6. compounded as catchstitch — “catch + stitch

Definitions

  1. A stitch used in bookbinding to hold a sheet of paper to the next one.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for catchstitch. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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