ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: stay (V)
: a line of stitching sewn around an edge (as an armhole) of a garment being made in order to prevent the cloth from stretching
• staystitch ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ transitive verb
ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: stay (V)
: a line of stitching sewn around an edge (as an armhole) of a garment being made in order to prevent the cloth from stretching
• staystitch ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ transitive verb
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012