a stitch of clothes

a stitch of clothes

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  • stitch of clothes on — See without a stitch of clothes on …   English idioms

  • didn't have a stitch of clothes on — naked, nude, birthday suit, in the buff    When the kids go swimming they don t have a stitch of clothes on …   English idioms

  • without a stitch of clothes on — nude, naked as a jay bird, stark naked    She stood there, ankle deep in water, without a stitch of clothes on …   English idioms

  • Stitch — Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stitch — stitcher, n. stitchlike, adj. /stich/, n. 1. one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds. 2. a… …   Universalium

  • stitch — [[t]stɪtʃ[/t]] n. 1) clo one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing or the surgical closing of wounds 2) clo the loop or portion of thread so… …   From formal English to slang

  • stitch in time saves nine — A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Chain stitch — Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lock stitch — Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pearl stitch — Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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