Aida

Definitions

1. Synonym of Aida cloth.
   countable, uncountable
2. Initialism of Asteroid Impact & Deflection Mission.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Initialism of attention, interest, desire, action.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
4. A female given name from Italian in quiet use since the 1870s.

Equivalents

Examples

“Use⟳ a size 24 needle for most aidas, and a size 26 for evenweaves and linens.”

“The benefit however of stitching on a higher count⟳ aida is that the overall project will be smaller, and you can fit in a greater level of detail.”

“Each of the projects in this book use⟳ 14 count⟳ aida, which means there are fourteen squares (or stitches) per inch of fabric.”

“Her name⟳ was Aida, like⟳ the opera, and I said I’d heard it meant happy in Italian. More laughter. Oh, I always live⟳ up to it.”

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