Tent-stitch
noun
1.
a short, slanting stitch used in embroidery.
Compare gros point (def 1), petit point (def 1).
noun
1.
another term for petit point (sense 1)
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noun, plural tenues [ten-yoo-eez] /ˈtɛn yuˌiz/ (Show IPA) 1. an unaspirated, voiceless plosive. noun (pl) tenues (ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz) 1. (in the grammar of classical Greek) any of the voiceless stops as represented by kappa, pi, or tau (k, p, t)
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noun 1. the state of being tenuous. 2. slenderness. 3. thinness of consistency; rarefied condition.