Main Entry:

¹stitch

Pronunciation:

\ˈstich\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English stiche, from Old English stice; akin to Old English stician to stick

Date:

before 12th century

1: a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side2 a: one in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing, embroidering, or suturing b: a portion of thread left in the material or suture left in the tissue after one stitch3: a least bit especially of clothing <didn't have a stitch on>4: a single loop of thread or yarn around an implement (as a knitting needle or crochet hook)5: a stitch or series of stitches formed in a particular way <a basting stitch>

— in stitches

: in a state of uncontrollable laughter <he had us all in stitches>