Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cross-stitch en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English stitch English cross-stitch From cross- + stitch.

Meanings

  1. (countable) A double stitch that forms a cross.
  2. (uncountable) Embroidery or needlework made using such stitches.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cross-stitches Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

counted cross-stitch · cross-stitcher

Descendants

クロスステッチ

Synonyms

counted cross-stitch

Translations (18)

fi ristipistotyö (embroidery or needlework) · es punto de cruz (embroidery or needlework) · pt ponto-cruz (embroidery or needlework) · it punto croce (embroidery or needlework) · de Kreuzstich (embroidery or needlework) · mi kōwhiti (double stitch) · tr kanaviçe işi; çarpı işi (embroidery or needlework) · fi ristipisto (double stitch) · gl punto de cruz (embroidery or needlework) · ru кре́стик (double stitch) · sv korsstygn (embroidery or needlework) · tr kanaviçe işini oluşturan çarpıların her biri (double stitch) · pt ponto de cruz (embroidery or needlework) · ja クロスステッチ (embroidery or needlework) · ca punt de creu (embroidery or needlework) · sv korsstygn (double stitch) · ru вы́шивка кре́стиком (embroidery or needlework) · fr point de croix (embroidery or needlework)

cross-stitch en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English stitch English cross-stitch From cross- + stitch.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To embroider with such stitches.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cross-stitches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cross-stitched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cross-stitched Tense=Past lexicographic
cross-stitching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic