cross-stitch (krôs′stĭch′, krŏs′-) 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.
cross-stitch n 1. (Knitting & Sewing) an embroidery stitch made by two stitches forming a cross
2. (Knitting & Sewing) embroidery worked with this stitch
vb (Knitting & Sewing) to embroider (a piece of needlework) with cross-stitch
cross′-stitch` n. 1. a stitch in which pairs of diagonal stitches of the same length cross each other in the middle to form an X .
2. embroidery or needlepoint done with this stitch.
v.t., v.i. 3. to work in cross-stitch.
[1700–10]
cross-stitch Past participle: cross-stitchedGerund: cross-stitchingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative cross-stitch cross-stitch
Present I cross-stitch you cross-stitch he/she/it cross-stitches we cross-stitch you cross-stitch they cross-stitch
Preterite I cross-stitched you cross-stitched he/she/it cross-stitched we cross-stitched you cross-stitched they cross-stitched
Present Continuous I am cross-stitching you are cross-stitching he/she/it is cross-stitching we are cross-stitching you are cross-stitching they are cross-stitching
Present Perfect I have cross-stitched you have cross-stitched he/she/it has cross-stitched we have cross-stitched you have cross-stitched they have cross-stitched
Past Continuous I was cross-stitching you were cross-stitching he/she/it was cross-stitching we were cross-stitching you were cross-stitching they were cross-stitching
Past Perfect I had cross-stitched you had cross-stitched he/she/it had cross-stitched we had cross-stitched you had cross-stitched they had cross-stitched
Future I will cross-stitch you will cross-stitch he/she/it will cross-stitch we will cross-stitch you will cross-stitch they will cross-stitch
Future Perfect I will have cross-stitched you will have cross-stitched he/she/it will have cross-stitched we will have cross-stitched you will have cross-stitched they will have cross-stitched
Future Continuous I will be cross-stitching you will be cross-stitching he/she/it will be cross-stitching we will be cross-stitching you will be cross-stitching they will be cross-stitching
Present Perfect Continuous I have been cross-stitching you have been cross-stitching he/she/it has been cross-stitching we have been cross-stitching you have been cross-stitching they have been cross-stitching
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been cross-stitching you will have been cross-stitching he/she/it will have been cross-stitching we will have been cross-stitching you will have been cross-stitching they will have been cross-stitching
Past Perfect Continuous I had been cross-stitching you had been cross-stitching he/she/it had been cross-stitching we had been cross-stitching you had been cross-stitching they had been cross-stitching
Conditional I would cross-stitch you would cross-stitch he/she/it would cross-stitch we would cross-stitch you would cross-stitch they would cross-stitch
Past Conditional I would have cross-stitched you would have cross-stitched he/she/it would have cross-stitched we would have cross-stitched you would have cross-stitched they would have cross-stitched
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. cross-stitch - two stitches forming a cross or X 2. cross-stitch - embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
Translations
cross-stitch [ˈkrɒsstɪtʃ]
cross-stitch - two stitches forming a cross or X