What is to draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment called?
gauge — To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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