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cross-stitch
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cross-stitch (krôsstch, krs-)
n.
1. A double stitch forming an X in sewing and embroidery.
2. Needlework made with X-shaped stitches.
v. cross-stitched, cross-stitch·ing, cross-stitch·es
v.tr.
To make or embroider with X-shaped stitches.
v.intr.
To work in the fashion of X-shaped stitches.
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cross-stitch
cross-stitch
Noun
an embroidery stitch made from two crossing stitches
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cross-stitchcross-stitch - two stitches forming a cross or X
half cross stitch - a single cross stitch at a diagonal
embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
2.cross-stitch - embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
fancywork, embroidery - decorative needlework


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Helens, an Apache nativity scene with Yaqui, Hopi and Navajo wise men, a fiber-optic musical creche, and a cross-stitched scene that took 14 years to make with beads and gold thread on five fabric panels.
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The billboard is ostensibly American, but it really belongs to that supranational agora of branding: Hovering over the grim reality on the ground, it is seemingly above borders, above politics, existing in some sphere that is cross-stitched with dissipating jet contrails and the green blur of currency flows.
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In this stole, both figure and background are cross-stitched on fine linen with 27 threads per inch, making over 250,000 stitches on the stole.
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