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• stitch — n. 1) to cast, make a stitch 2) to drop; pick up, take up a stitch 3) (med.) to put stitches in 4) (med.) to remove, take out stitches 5) a chain; knit, plain (BE); purl; running stitch * * * [stɪtʃ] knit make a stitch pick up purl …   Combinatory dictionary

• Purl stitch — Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stitch — Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Purl stitch — Purl Purl, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. [1913 Webster] A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• purl — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a knitting stitch) made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left. Compare with PLAIN(Cf. ↑plainness) (in sense 8). ► VERB ▪ knit with a purl stitch. ORIGIN origin uncertain …   English terms dictionary

• Purl — Purl, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. [1913 Webster] A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stitch and Bitch London — is a London knitting group, who meet weekly in various venues across central London to knit in public.The group is open to anyone who wants join. There are no restriction on who can join, and attendance is free. Meetings happen all over London… …   Wikipedia

• purl — [pə:l US pə:rl] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: pirl to twist (15 19 centuries)] a type of stitch that you use when you ↑knit (=make clothes from wool) >purl v [I and T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• purl stitch — I noun a basic knitting stitch • Syn: ↑purl • Derivationally related forms: ↑purl (for: ↑purl) • Hypernyms: ↑knitting stitch …   Useful english dictionary

• purl — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging 2. the intertwisting of thread that knots a stitch usually along an edge 3. purl stitch II. verb Date: 1526 transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• purl — I [[t]pɜrl[/t]] n. 1) clo tex a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle 2) clo tex one of a series of small loops …   From formal English to slang