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Stek(e, Steik, Stik, v.³ Also: steick, stick, styk, stuich, stitch. [Early ME istihd, isticched (Ancr. R.) and e.m.E. styche (1525), stytche (1530), stitch (1580), OE stice a prick, OFris. steke prick, stab, MLG steke prick, sting, stab, stitch; Stek(e v.¹ Also in the later dial.

1. To fasten together the parts of a garment, etc. by stitching; to make an article in this fashion. b. To ornament with stitches, to embroider.pres. (1) 1500–1 Treas. Acc. II 21.
For ij unce sewing silk to steik it [sc. a doublet] with, vj s. 1533–4 Treas. Acc. VI 185.
For canwes to the samyn [sc. satin doublet] to steik it all throught because of mailȝe quhilk wes in the samyn 1551–2 Treas. Acc. X 64. 1566 Treas. Acc. XI 522.
Ane pund wecht of ȝallow and reid silk to steik the saidis clokis, cottis, hois and doublettis 1574 Treas. Acc. XIII 39.(b) 1551 Treas. Acc. X 19.
Foure elnis thre quarteris gray to lyne thir gounes … for silk to styk the bordouris of the samyn(2) 1565–6 Treas. Acc. XI 460.
Twa unce of ȝallow silk to steik on the gold pasmentis 1602 Treas. Acc. MS 96b.
Sewin stane of mill nappis to stik the matt withp.p. (1) 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 34.
Twa coveringis of holane claith steikit 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 239.
Ane littare lynnit with crammosie satine and steikit 1579 Reg. Privy C. III 195.
A covering of gray taffiteis steikit(b) 1539 Inv. Wardrobe 45.
Foure coveratouris of grene taffatiis stikkit 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 20.
Ane covering of grene taffetie stickit and lynit with grene serge(c) 1561–2 Treas. Acc. XI 108.
Ane weluot belt stuichit 1600 Treas. Acc. in Crim. Trials II 239.
For furnissing to his Maiesteis buck-hunting, … colleris and lyounis of all sortis, stuichit [pr. stinchit] and fassit(2) 1513 Doug. iv v 163 (Sm.).
Ane purpour claith … Fetisly stekit with prynnit goldin thredis [C. stykkit, Ruddim. stekit](b) 1503–4 Treas. Acc. II 305.
Ane doublat of Melane fustiane … steikit with silk — 1615 Reg. Privy S. 21 Nov.
Item ane reid taffitie ryding hoid steik with silk(c) 1560 Stirling B. Rec. I 76.
Ane dowblet of quheit canves stikit with blak silk 1574 Treas. Acc. XIII 314.
Schoun ane pair quhit stikit with quheit silk 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Actilia.
Stuffed with caddes, and stiked verie thick with threid(3) 1540 Treas. Acc. VII 389.
To be ane doublate to the kingis grace cuttit and stekit upoun caddes, thre elnis blak sating

2. To fasten together (pages of a book, etc.) by stitching. 1688 Misc. Bann. C. III 259.
Pamphletts stitcht up in peaper