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chain stitches

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chain stitch

–noun
1. a kind of ornamental hand stitching in which each stitch forms a loop through the forward end of the next.
2. a basic crochet stitch in which yarn is pulled with the crochet hook through a loop on the hook to form a continuous strand of interlocking single loops.
3. a machine stitch forming a chain on the underside of the fabric.

Origin:
1590–1600
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