understitch
English
Etymology
under- + stitch
Verb
understitch (third-person singular simple present understitches, present participle understitching, simple past and past participle understitched)
- To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.
Noun
understitch (plural understitches)
- A stitch that passes through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.