Glover's stitch

Glover's stitch
Glover Glov"er, n. One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves. [1913 Webster]

{Glover's suture} or {Glover's stitch}, a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward. [1913 Webster]


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  • Glover — Glov er, n. One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves. [1913 Webster] {Glover s suture} or {Glover s stitch}, a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glover's suture — Glover Glov er, n. One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves. [1913 Webster] {Glover s suture} or {Glover s stitch}, a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Glover's suture — Suture Su ture, n. [L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf. F. suture. See {Sew} to unite with thread.] 1. The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Harmonic suture — Suture Su ture, n. [L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf. F. suture. See {Sew} to unite with thread.] 1. The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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