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cable-stitch

[ key-buhl-stich ]
/ ˈkeɪ bəlˌstɪtʃ /
Knitting.
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noun
a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
the pattern produced by a cable-stitch.
verb (used without object)
to produce such a stitch or pattern.
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Origin of cable-stitch

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby cable-stitch

cable railway, cable-ready, cable release, cable's length, cable-stayed bridge, cable-stitch, cablet, cable television, cable tie, cablevision, cableway
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British Dictionary definitions for cable-stitch

cable stitch
noun
  1. a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
  2. (as modifier)a cable-stitch sweater
Sometimes shortened to: cable
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