1. An overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
   "She used a backstitch to reinforce the seam"

1. Do backstitches
   "The seamstress backstitched the seam for extra strength"

Derived forms: backstitched, backstitching, backstitches

Type of: embroidery stitch, run up, sew, sew together, sewing stitch, stitch, stitch up

Encyclopedia: Backstitch