unpicked
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4.8
A piece of cloth or clothing with stitches removed
- adjective
- /ʌnˈpɪkt/
:
descosido
- She noticed an unpicked seam along the sleeve that needed fixing.
Examples
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The tailor carefully repaired the unpicked hem on my trousers.
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The fabric was left unpicked.
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After hours of work, the old embroidery was finally unpicked from the fabric.
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Why is this fabric still unpicked?
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The tailor carefully repaired the unpicked hem on my trousers.
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She noticed an unpicked seam along the sleeve that needed fixing.
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After hours of work, the old embroidery was finally unpicked from the fabric.
Synonyms
unhemmed
vsunpicked
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7.2
Cloth with raw edges that can fray
describes seams or stitches that were removed or undone
How Sewn
Surface Forms
unpicked positive
Morphology
Etymology
Unpicked is formed from un- + pick; here un- means 'the opposite' or 'remove', and pick means 'pull out', as when you pick a thread. So unpicked describes fabric with stitches or threads pulled out, a seam left undone.