- forming a chain
- making a chain (cord of interconnected links); making a long interconnected line
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
chain stitch — noun 1. the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop • Hypernyms: ↑crochet stitch 2. a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing • Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch,… … Useful english dictionary
chain stitch — noun Date: 1820 1. an ornamental stitch like chain links 2. a machine stitch forming a chain on the underside of the work … New Collegiate Dictionary
chain stitch — 1. a kind of ornamental hand stitching in which each stitch forms a loop through the forward end of the next. 2. a basic crochet stitch in which yarn is pulled with the crochet hook through a loop on the hook to form a continuous strand of… … Universalium
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Chain (band) — This article is about the Australian blues band Chain. For other uses, see Chain (disambiguation). Chain Also known as The Chain, Matt Taylor s Chain Origin Melbourne, Australia Genres Blues, R B Years active … Wikipedia
Chain reaction — This article is about chain reactions in chemistry and physics. For other uses, see Chain reaction (disambiguation). A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by product causes additional reactions to take place. In… … Wikipedia
chain — chain1 W2S3 [tʃeın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(joined rings)¦ 2¦(connected events)¦ 3¦(shops/hotels)¦ 4¦(connected line)¦ 5¦(prisoners)¦ 6¦(buying a house)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chaeine, from Latin catena] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Chain-of-responsibility pattern — In Object Oriented Design, the chain of responsibility pattern is a design pattern consisting of a source of command objects and a series of processing objects. Each processing object contains a set of logic that describes the types of command… … Wikipedia
chain — 1 /tSeIn/ noun 1 JOINED RINGS (C, U) a series of rings, usually made of metal, which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things, supporting weights, decoration etc: Look at the gold chain Tim bought me! | a length of chain | a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chain printer — noun an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain • Hypernyms: ↑impact printer • Part Meronyms: ↑chain * * * noun : a line printer in which the printing element is type carried on a continuous chain * * * chain… … Useful english dictionary