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Topstitch

[TAHP-stiCH]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: English, 19th century

1.

Make a row of continuous stitches on the top or right side of a garment or other article as a decorative feature.

Examples of Topstitch in a sentence

"Arlene topstitched her pillow too tightly, causing the trim to look pinched."

"Topstitching often applies the last stitch to a garment in order to keep everything else in place."

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