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buttonhole stitch
noun
, Sewing.
- a looped stitch used to strengthen the edge of material and keep it from raveling, as around a buttonhole.
buttonhole stitch
noun
- a reinforcing looped stitch for the edge of material, such as around a buttonhole
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buttonhole stitch1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
In making the buttonhole stitch, keep the needle close against the metal edge of the guide, as shown.
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The embroidery buttonhole stitch has many possibilities and many variations.
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The border marked D in sampler consists merely of two rows of slanting buttonhole-stitch worked one into the other.
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"Ties" of buttonhole-stitch, or what not, are not necessary, provided the designer knows how to plan a fret pattern.
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The sewing-over may be in chain-stitch, satin-stitch (as in Illustration 65), or in buttonhole-stitch—which last is strongest.
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