chainstitch
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of chainstitch
First recorded in 1860–65; v. use of chain stitch
Example Sentences
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This machine made the chainstitch, using not one but many hooked needles that operated simultaneously.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper
The patented improvement of the two-thread chainstitch machine received that year was in the name of “Raymond, assignor to Nettleton,” although the machines of this type bear neither name nor patent date.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper
Hancock in 1868 received both a design patent and a mechanical patent now using the eye-pointed needle and a hook to form the chainstitch.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper
In 1830 Thimonnier received a patent on his machine, which produced the chainstitch by means of a needle shaped like a small crochet hook.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper
It was based on the patents of J. N. McLean, March 30, 1869, and August 2, 1870, and made a two-thread chainstitch.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper
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