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cross-stitch

[ kraws-stich, kros- ]

noun

  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.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to work in cross-stitch.

cross-stitch

noun

  1. an embroidery stitch made by two stitches forming a cross
  2. embroidery worked with this stitch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to embroider (a piece of needlework) with cross-stitch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cross-stitch1

First recorded in 1700–10
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Chatinas learn to cross-stitch as young girls because embroidering birds and flowers has a spiritual meaning.

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Majkut’s cross-stitch depicting misoprostol and mifepristone tablets - which can be used together to induce abortion early in pregnancy - was removed from the exhibit along with a wall plaque detailing Idaho’s abortion laws.

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In their house, now filled with Frank’s paintings instead of Bill’s mother’s cross-stitch samplers, the men agree to have “one more good day†together before drinking wine laced with a lethal dose of painkillers.

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It’s also even in more mundane ways, in cross-stitch, in crotchet and quilting, creating beauty literally from the scraps on the margins.

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She is also an avid churchgoer, with a knack for arts and crafts — including embroidery, cross-stitch and painting — and, of course, cooking and baking.

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