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overstitch, n. Needlework. (orig. U.S.).|ˈəʊvəstɪtʃ|
Also over-stitch.
[f. over- 5 b + stitch n.1]
A stitch worked over an edge (or over another stitch) in oversewing, usu. to bind, strengthen, or provide a decorative finish.
[1876J. S. Ingram Centennial Exposition 380 A ‘carpet machine’..intended to sew the breadths of carpets together by the ‘over and over’ stitch.] 1907Sewing Machine Advance XXIX. 85/2 Weir has perfected a patent on a sewing machine that promises to revolutionize the art of carpet sewing, the device making possible an overstitch, an accomplishment heretofore unknown. 1922Sewing Machine Times Oct. 18/1 Overstitch Mechanism... The combination, in a sewing machine, of a needle actuating mechanism operatively connected with a revolvable shaft located above the throat of the plate. 1923Daily Mail 19 Jan. 15 From the inside of this, at the bottom, is taken a chain-stitch which is caught down with a short over-stitch. 1987Washington Post 12 Nov. b10/1 Threads that appear to be gold are silver foil wrapped around a white silk core and couched (a three-dimensional overstitch) in yellow thread.
Also ˈoverstitch v. trans., to sew with an overstitch; ˈoverstitched ppl. a.; ˈoverstitching vbl. n.
1909Webster, Overstitch v. 1977Washington Post 26 Oct. b3/4 Several quilted jackets..have the overstitching more for decoration than warmth. 1979Summary World Broadcasts: Weekly Econ. Rep.: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) 9 Nov. a/19 Synthetic materials..usually have to be overstitched. 1988Chain Store Age Gen. Merch. Trends May 88/3 Spring/summer items feature overstitched edges and polyester backings. |
