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featherstitches

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feath⋅er⋅stitch

[feth-er-stich]
–noun
1. an embroidery stitch producing work in which a succession of branches extend alternately on each side of a central stem.
–verb (used with object)
2. to ornament by featherstitch.

Origin:
1825–35; feather + stitch1
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feath·er·stitch   (fěth'ər-stĭch')   


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n.  An embroidery stitch that produces a decorative zigzag line.
feath'er·stitch' v.
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