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noun
An embroidery stitch in which the thread is wound around the needle one or more times, and the resulting curl is secured by drawing the needle back through the fabric very close to where it first emerged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sewing stitch, embroidery stitch
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