THOROUGH-STITCH
\θˈʌɹəstˈɪt͡ʃ], \θˈʌɹəstˈɪtʃ], \θ_ˈʌ_ɹ_ə_s_t_ˈɪ_tʃ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Fully: completely: going the whole length of any business. "Perseverance alone can carry us thorough-stitch."-Sir R. L'Estrange. "Many believe the bold Chief Justice Jeffreys, ... who went thorough stitch in that tribunal, stands fair for that office."-Evelyn.
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.