stitch
English
/stɪt͡ʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
- An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
- An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
- A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
- An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
- A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
- A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
- (by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
- A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
- (obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
- (colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress.
- A furrow.
- The space between two double furrows.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stiche inherited from Old English stiċe (puncture, stab, a prick, pain in the side, pricking sensation, stitch, thrust with a pointed implement, sting) inherited from *stiki inherited from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (prick, piercing, stitch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)teyg-
Gloss
be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
岳, 峰
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- backstitch English
- cat English
- catch English
- catchstitch English
- catstitch English
- cross-stitch English
- cross-stitcher English
- edge English
- edgestitch English
- feather English
- featherstitch English
- hem English
- hemstitch English
- interstitch English
- lock English
- lockstitch English
- overstitch English
- restitch English
- slip English
- slipstitch English
- stab English
- stabstitch English
- stay English
- staystitch English
- steck English
- stitch-back English
- stitch-up English
- stitchable English
- stitchback English
- stitchcraft English
- stitcher English
- stitchery English
- stitchless English
- stitchlike English
- stitchwork English
- stitchwort English
- top English
- topstitch English
- understitch English
- unstitch English
- unstitchable English
- up English
- whip English
- whipstitch English
- whole English
- wholestitch English
- work English
- wort English
- instīgātor Latin
- Bienenstich German
- Kupferstich German
- Nadelstich German
- Palstek German
- Stich German
- Stichwaffe German
- Stichwahl German
- Stichwunde German
- Stuck German
- stichfest German
- stichhaltig German
- wurmstichig German
- stuccare Italian
- stucco Italian
- dolksteek Dutch, Flemish
- hartstikke Dutch, Flemish
- steek Dutch, Flemish
- steekpartij Dutch, Flemish
- zonnesteek Dutch, Flemish
- stuc French
- estuco Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *-h₃onh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stikaną Proto-Germanic
- *stikiz Proto-Germanic
- *stikkô Proto-Germanic
- *stiklaz Proto-Germanic
- *stikōną Proto-Germanic
- stice Old English
- stician Old English
- stiċe Old English
- stycce Old English
- तिज् Sanskrit
- तीक्ष्ण Sanskrit
- तेजते Sanskrit
- stiche Middle English
- تیز Persian
- stih Old High German
- stucki Old High German
- stich Middle High German
- Stéck Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *stiki gmw-pro
- *tayǰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *tikšnás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *stig- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *stiďďō Proto-Hellenic
- stucchi, stucki, stuhhi lng
- *tīr Parthian
- up
- top
- cat
- hem
- wort
- work
- stay
- slip
- stab
- back
- edge
- whip
- lock
- steck
- catch
- whole
- feather
- restitch
- unstitch
- stitcher
- stitchery
- stitch-up
- catstitch
- hemstitch
- topstitch
- stitchwort
- staystitch
- stitchwork
- lockstitch
- slipstitch
- overstitch
- stitchback
- stitchless
- backstitch
- stabstitch
- stitchable
- stitchlike
- edgestitch
- whipstitch
- understitch
- catchstitch
- wholestitch
- interstitch
- stitchcraft
- stitch-back
- cross-stitch
- unstitchable
- featherstitch
- cross-stitcher