slip stitch

/slɪp stɪtʃ/
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Other forms: slip stitches

Definitions of slip stitch
  1. noun
    a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side
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    type of:
    embroidery stitch, sewing stitch
    a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
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