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buttonhole stitch
noun
- 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
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Example Sentences
In making the buttonhole stitch, keep the needle close against the metal edge of the guide, as shown.
The embroidery buttonhole stitch has many possibilities and many variations.
The border marked D in sampler consists merely of two rows of slanting buttonhole-stitch worked one into the other.
"Ties" of buttonhole-stitch, or what not, are not necessary, provided the designer knows how to plan a fret pattern.
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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