understitch

English

Etymology

under- +‎ stitch

Verb

understitch (third-person singular simple present understitches, present participle understitching, simple past and past participle understitched)

1. To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.

Noun

understitch (plural understitches)

1. A stitch that passes through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface.