'Backstitch' definitions:
Definition of 'backstitch'
(from WordNet)
noun
An overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
verb
Do backstitches
Definition of 'Backstitch'
From: GCIDE
- Backstitch \Back"stitch`\, n. [Back, adv. + stitch.] A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Backstitch'
From: GCIDE
- Backstitch \Back"stitch`\, v. t. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam. [1913 Webster]