saddle-stitchv.
/ˈsadlˌstɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈsæd(ə)lˌstɪtʃ/ 1. transitive. Bookbinding. To make a saddle stitch (saddle stitch n. 1) in a page, the fold of a book, etc.; to bind (a book, pamphlet, etc.) using this method.
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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bind [verb (transitive)] > stitch
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1904 Wall St. Jrnl. 20 Jan. 7/5 They have undertaken the difficult task of carrying double-page tables across small pages saddle-stitched with wire.
1933 J. Mason in W. Atkins Art & Pract. Printing V. viii. 193 Thread-stitching machines are widely used for pamphlets, exercise books, and note-books. They will saddle-stitch a single section.
1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts July 485/2 The work involved..collating and folding the sheets and the covers, and saddle-stitching the copies with stainless steel staples.
2002 Daily Tel. 13 Aug. 31/2 These are printed on A4 paper and saddle-stitched.
2. transitive. To sew (a seam, etc.) using saddle stitch (saddle stitch n. 2); to decorate (a glove, etc.) with this stitch.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > sew together > other
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1929 Manitoba Free Press 2 Mar. 12 Women's pull-on fabric gloves... Seams are saddle stitched, with darker shade, which gives them tone.
1967 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 4 Jan. a. 12/5 Using the presser foot as a guide, sew along the edges to be saddle stitched.
2004 Irish Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. 30 Soft leather sofas with every seam saddle-stitched, for durability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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