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transitive. Needlework. To stitch over (a raw edge) to prevent fraying, esp. with long, slanting stitches; to strengthen or adorn (the edge of a…
transitive. Needlework and Embroidery. To sew (something) with buttonhole stitch (buttonhole stitch n. at buttonhole, n. compounds 2). Now rare.