noun
Meaning 1
A double stitch that forms a cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cross-stitch
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
Meaning 2
Embroidery or needlework made using such stitches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: counted cross-stitch
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To embroider with such stitches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: embroidery, fancywork
noun
Meaning 5
two stitches forming a cross or X
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sewing stitch, embroidery stitch
Narrower terms: half cross stitch
History
Etymology
From cross- + stitch.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ristipisto — double stitch
- Māori: kōwhiti — double stitch
- Russian: кре́стик (kréstik) — double stitch
- Swedish: korsstygn — double stitch
- Turkish: kanaviçe işini oluşturan çarpıların her biri — double stitch
- Catalan: punt de creu — embroidery or needlework
- Finnish: ristipistotyö — embroidery or needlework
- French: point de croix — embroidery or needlework
- Galician: punto de cruz — embroidery or needlework
- German: Kreuzstich — embroidery or needlework
- Italian: punto croce — embroidery or needlework
- Japanese: クロスステッチ (kurosusutetchi) — embroidery or needlework
- Portuguese: ponto de cruz — embroidery or needlework
- Portuguese: ponto-cruz — embroidery or needlework
- Russian: вы́шивка кре́стиком (výšivka kréstikom) — embroidery or needlework
- Spanish: punto de cruz — embroidery or needlework
- Swedish: korsstygn — embroidery or needlework
- Turkish: kanaviçe işi; çarpı işi — embroidery or needlework