What is a stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end called?
backstitch — A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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