faggot stitch
- noun
- /ˈfæɡət stɪtʃ/
- Specialized
:
puntada de fagot
- She used a faggot stitch to create a delicate border along the edge of the pillowcase.
Examples
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The dress features panels connected by intricate faggot stitches.
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Learning the faggot stitch is essential for certain types of heirloom embroidery.
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The faggot stitch added a beautiful detail to the embroidery.
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She learned how to create a faggot stitch in her sewing class.
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She used a faggot stitch to create a delicate border along the edge of the pillowcase.
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Learning the faggot stitch is essential for certain types of heirloom embroidery.
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The dress features panels connected by intricate faggot stitches.
Synonyms
A decorative stitch that joins fabric pieces with small tied threads to make a lacy edge
How Decorative
79
2.0
1
3.6
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
3.5
61
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a specialized sewing term: the overall meaning (a particular decorative joining stitch) relies on the technical sense 'faggot/faggoting' used in needlework, which is not part of everyday lexical knowledge and is not predictable from the common senses of the constituents. While 'stitch' is transparent, the first element is domain-specific (and potentially confusable with unrelated meanings), so a B1 learner who only knows ordinary senses would not reliably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The sewing term faggot stitch may come from an old word faggot meaning a small 'bundle' of sticks, because the stitch joins threads in a way that looks like tiny tied bundles. So the name explains why it means 'a decorative stitch used to join edges' today.