lock stitch

noun

1. a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.

lock stitch

noun

1. a sewing-machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

Word History and Origins

Origin of lock stitch¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Some of them make the lock stitch, others the double loop stitch, and still others the single chain stitch.

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The two chief types of machines are the lock stitch, using double thread, and the chain or loop stitch, using a single thread.

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Has the under-feed, makes the "lock stitch" alike on both sides, and is fully licensed.

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A lock-stitch sewing machine (Figs. 132 and 133) consists of shafts and wheels which move the needle, feed plate and bobbin.

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In what way do lock-stitch machines differ from chain-stitch machines?

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