Meaning of misstitch | Babel Free

Definitions

An improperly sewn stitch.

Examples

“Some kind of embroidery occupied her fingers, and if she sometimes made a misstitch from the tears which dimmed her eyes, she patiently wiped them away and began again.”

“Miss Cynthia winced, made two misstitches, but worked on.”

“On the yellow silk sofa, scrawny Hepzibah made a misstitch on her sampler, and Mother Prudence made her take it out.”

“Emma's voice was direly earnest, but even so, she didn't look up from her needle, either because she was too nervous to meet Eliza's eye or because she didn't want to risk a misstitch.”

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