embroidery stitch vs backstitch

backstitch vs embroidery stitch

embroidery stitch and backstitch both are nouns.

embroidery stitch is not a verb while backstitch is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embroidery stitch	Yes	No	No	No
backstitch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, backstitch is a hyponym of embroidery stitch; that is, backstitch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embroidery stitch:

embroidery stitch: a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
backstitch: an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

Other hyponyms of embroidery stitch include bargello, flame stitch, baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking, blanket stitch, buttonhole stitch, chain stitch, cross-stitch, faggot stitch, fagot stitch, French knot, gros point, hemming-stitch, hemstitch, hemstitching, machine stitch, sewing-machine stitch, overhand stitch, petit point, tent stitch, picot, quilting, running stitch, saddle stitch, satin stitch, slip stitch, tailor's tack, whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching.

embroidery stitch (noun)	backstitch (noun)
a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather	an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

embroidery stitch (verb)	backstitch (verb)
	do backstitches

Difference between embroidery stitch and backstitch

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