Irish stitch
Embroidery
noun
A vertical stitch used for groundings, creating the effect of shades of different colours arranged in zigzag rows.
Origin
Mid 16th century.
- tell someone where to put (or what to do with) something
- tell something a mile off
- telltale
- telltale clock
- telltale compass
- telltale pipe
- tell tales
- tell that to the marines
- tell the time (or tell time)
- tell t'other from which
- tell-truth
- tellurate
- telluretted
- tellurian
- telluric
- telluric acid
- telluric oxide
- telluride
- tellurion
- tellurism
- tellurite
- tellurium
- tellurium chloride
- tellurium dioxide
- tellurometer