stitch wheel (stichhwel)

In harne - mak ing, a small notched wheel mounted in a handle, used to mark the places for the stitches in hand-sewed work; a pricking-wheel. stitch-work (stich'werk), n. Embroidery. В. Taylor, Northern Travel, p. 415. stitchwort (stich'wert), n. [Early mod. E. also stichwort; The smyth That forgeth sharpe swerdes on his stith . Chaucer , Knight's Tale, 1. 1168. stithlyt (stith'li), adv. [ME., Stithly with stonys [they] steynyt hir to dethe. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 12157. stithy (stith'i), n.; pl. stithies (-iz). [Also dial. stiddy , steddy, steady ; an extension of stith2 (prob. due to confusion with smithy as related to smith ): see stith2 .] 1. An anvil. "Let me sleep on that hard point," said Varney; "I cannot else perfect the device I have on the stithy. Scott, Kenilworth. 2. A smithy; a smith's shop; a forge. And my imaginations are as foul As Vulcan's stithy. Shak . , Hamlet, iii. 2. 89. stithy (stith'i), v . t .; pret. and pp. stithied , ppr. stithying. [ The forge that stithied Mars his helm. Shak ., T. and C., iv. 5. 255. stithy-mant (stith'i-man), n. A smith. The subtle stithy - man that lived whilere. Bp . Hall , Satires, II. i. 44. ( Davies .) Same as steevel for stiff . stivel (stiv), a . stivelt (stiv), v. [ stifian or stifian , also in comp. āstifian or ā - stifian (= OFries. stiva , steva = MD. D. stijven = G. steifen = Sw. styfva = Dan. stive ), grow stiff, stif or stif, stiff: see stiff.] I. in trans. To become stiff; stiffen. II. trans. To stiffen. The hote sunne hade so hard the hides stiued . William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3033. stive2 (stiv), v . t.; pret. and pp. stived , ppr. stiv ing . [OF. OF. estiver = Sp. Pg. Pg. estivar It. sti vare , stipare , compre , crowd together. Cf. steeves, steve.] To stuff; cram; stow; crowd. [Obsolete or provincial.] You would think it strange that so small a shell should contain such a quantity, but admire, if you saw them stive it in their ships. Sandys , Travailes, p. 12. "Things are a good deal stived up," answered the Deacon. "People's minds are sour, and I don't know, Molly, what we can do." S. Judd , Margaret, ii. 8.