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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Backstitch

/băk'-stĭch/ · Back·stitch · IPA /ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/
01 n. A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
  1. 1.
    A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
02 v. t. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
  1. 1.
    To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.