单词 | kettle-stitch |
释义 | kettle-stitch in British English (ˈkɛtəlˌstɪtʃ) noun a stitch used in hand-sewn books, at the head and tail, to hold sheets or sections together kettle stitch in American Englishnoun Bookbinding (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next Word origin [1810–20; part trans. of G Kettelstich, equiv. to Kettel little chain (dim. of Kette chain; OHG ketīna ‹ L catēna) + Stich stitch; cf. chain]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, duplex, liberalism, technique, zombie |
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