misstitch

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misstitch

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From mis- + stitch.

noun misstitches

An improperly sewn stitch. Some kind of embroidery occupied her fingers, and if she sometimes made a misstitch from the tears which dimmed her eyes, she patiently wiped them away and began again.

verb misstitches · misstitching · misstitched

To make an error in stitching. Keep extra yarn available to replace strands that have been misstitched; ripping such misstitched strands out of a canvas invariably damages their fibers so they cannot be reused.

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@misc{misstitch_2026,
  title = {misstitch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misstitch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}