cross-stitch

1. 1.

   two stitches forming a cross or X

   Broadersewing stitch

   Narrowerhalf cross stitch
2. 2.

   embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other

   Broaderembroidery

Questions about cross-stitch

What does cross-stitch mean?

cross-stitch means "two stitches forming a cross or X". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cross-stitch?

cross-stitch has 2 syllables: cross--stitch. The stress falls on "cross-".

Is cross-stitch a common word?

cross-stitch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.