stiche

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stiċe, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz; compare stikke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstit͡ʃ(ə)/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /stik/, /steːk/

Noun

stiche (plural stiches)

  1. An acute stabbing sensation.
  2. A stitch (pass of a needle or loop made by one).
  3. (surgery) Surgical stitching.

Descendants

  • English: stitch
  • Scots: steek, stick

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