ραφή — meaning in English

English meaning

• stitch noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.
• suture noun A stitch, or the thread used to make it, that closes a wound or surgical cut.

Senses

ραφή is used for these senses in English:

• stitch An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
• suture (botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

stitch — full definition

1. noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.
2. noun A sudden sharp pain, especially in the side of the body, often brought on by running.
3. verb To sew or join something using stitches.

suture — full definition

1. noun A stitch, or the thread used to make it, that closes a wound or surgical cut.
2. noun A seam-like line where two parts join, such as the joints between plates of the skull or the segments of a shell.
3. verb To close a wound by stitching it.

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