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单词 kettle stitch
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kettle stitch


noun Bookbinding.

(in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.

Origin of kettle stitch

1810–20; part translation of German Kettelstich, equivalent to Kettel little chain (diminutive of Kette chain; Old High German ketīna<Latin catēna) + Stichstitch; cf. chain

Words nearby kettle stitch

kettle-bottom, kettledrum, kettle hat, kettle hole, kettle of fish, kettle stitch, ketubah, Keturah, Ketuvim, Keuka Lake, keV
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Example sentences from the Web for kettle stitch

  • This is called the kettle-stitch, a word said to be a corruption of either catch-up stitch or chain stitch.

    Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries|John Cotton Dana
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