英语词汇“halfstitch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

half-stitch n. (in embroidery and lacemaking) a stitch which omits one or more of the steps usually carried out to create a whole stitch.

1842 C. Mee Man. Knitting, Netting, & Crochet Work 235 To make a pattern correct in crochet, a half stitch at each end is always required, and this not being attended to, makes the patterns look aside.

1870 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 1 May 298/1 I do not think that any one, however clever at needlework, could find out ‘whole’ stitch or ‘half stitch’..without a hint or two from a clever teacher.

1915 E. Appleton Diary 12 Sept. in R. Cowen Nurse at Front (2013) 52 I learnt another stitch in lace-making—a half-stitch—and made about six inches of lace in the night as the only means of keeping myself awake between spells working in the wards.

2002 M. Ferris Murderous Yarn vii. 99 There was a pond in the center, worked in irregular half-stitches of blue silk and silver metallic floss. A single orange stitch suggested a goldfish in its depths.

单词	halfstitch
释义	> as lemmas half-stitch half-stitch n. (in embroidery and lacemaking) a stitch which omits one or more of the steps usually carried out to create a whole stitch. Π 1842 C. Mee Man. Knitting, Netting, & Crochet Work 235 To make a pattern correct in crochet, a half stitch at each end is always required, and this not being attended to, makes the patterns look aside. 1870 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 1 May 298/1 I do not think that any one, however clever at needlework, could find out ‘whole’ stitch or ‘half stitch’..without a hint or two from a clever teacher. 1915 E. Appleton Diary 12 Sept. in R. Cowen Nurse at Front (2013) 52 I learnt another stitch in lace-making—a half-stitch—and made about six inches of lace in the night as the only means of keeping myself awake between spells working in the wards. 2002 M. Ferris Murderous Yarn vii. 99 There was a pond in the center, worked in irregular half-stitches of blue silk and silver metallic floss. A single orange stitch suggested a goldfish in its depths. extracted from halfadj. half-stitch Categories » half-stitch n. a loose open stitch in braid work or pillow-lace making (Caulfeild Dict. Needlewk. 259). extracted from half-comb. form < as lemmas
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