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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Chain stitch

/chān stĭch/ · Chain· stitch · IPA
01 An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.
  1. 1.
    An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.
  2. 2.
    A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch.(Machine Sewing) See: Stitch