featherstitch

== English == === Etymology === From feather +‎ stitch. === Noun === featherstitch (plural featherstitches) A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib. === Verb === featherstitch (third-person singular simple present featherstitches, present participle featherstitching, simple past and past participle featherstitched) To make stitches of this kind.