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slip-stitch

[slip-stich]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object) Sewing.
to sew with slip stitches.

Origin:
1895–1900
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slip·stitch   (slĭp'stĭch')   
n.  A concealed stitch used for sewing together two layers of fabric, as with hems and facings, made by running the needle through the underside of the lesser piece and through a few threads of the main piece.
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