cross-stitch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun two stitches forming a cross or X
  2. noun embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other

WordNet


Cross"-stitch` noun
Definitions
  1. A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other. "Tent and cross-stitch." Sir W. Scott. -- Cross"-stitch`, v. t. & v. i.

Webster 1913