misstitch
Collocations
4VERB + MISSTITCH
caused, made
MISSTITCH + NOUN
sampler
PREP.
from, in, on
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
noun
An improperly sewn stitch.
Some kind of embroidery occupied her fingers, and if she sometimes made a misstitch from the tears which dimmed her eyes, she patiently wiped them away and began again.
Miss Cynthia winced, made two misstitches, but worked on.
verb
To make an error in stitching.
Keep extra yarn available to replace strands that have been misstitched; ripping such misstitched strands out of a canvas invariably damages their fibers so they cannot be reused.
Even when the two fields were misstitched intentionally with errors of ±50 or ±100 μm, noticeable dents or protuberances were not observed at the stitched parts, and when the boundaries were accurately superimposed, almost no stiching traces were observed.
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6Some kind of embroidery occupied her fingers, and if she sometimes made a misstitch from the tears which dimmed her eyes, she patiently wiped them away and began again.
WiktionaryMiss Cynthia winced, made two misstitches, but worked on.
WiktionaryOn the yellow silk sofa, scrawny Hepzibah made a misstitch on her sampler, and Mother Prudence made her take it out.
WiktionaryKeep extra yarn available to replace strands that have been misstitched; ripping such misstitched strands out of a canvas invariably damages their fibers so they cannot be reused.
WiktionaryEven when the two fields were misstitched intentionally with errors of ±50 or ±100 μm, noticeable dents or protuberances were not observed at the stitched parts, and when the boundaries were accuratel
WiktionaryI often think back on this moment and wonder if the interruptions had caused her to misstitch me in some fundamental way.
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