Topstitching

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The use of the topstitch technique. uncountable

    "Like the Luella Bartley and Behnaz Sarafpour collections that have been sold at Target, the Proenza Schouler line could be described as representing the best of their past hits: a palm print skirt for $24.99, a hooded cotton anorak for $39.99, a silk camisole with trapunto topstitching for $49.99."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of topstitch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"Like the Luella Bartley and Behnaz Sarafpour collections that have been sold at Target, the Proenza Schouler line could be described as representing the best of their past hits: a palm print skirt for $24.99, a hooded cotton anorak for $39.99, a silk camisole with trapunto topstitching for $49.99."

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