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cable stitch

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ca⋅ble-stitch

[key-buhl-stich]
–noun
1. a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
2. the pattern produced by a cable-stitch.
–verb (used without object)
3. to produce such a stitch or pattern.

Origin:
1885–90
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n.  A stitch in knitting that produces a twisted, ropelike design.
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