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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Using these patents, he manufactured a single-thread, chainstitch machine, the Globe.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers
The dolphin-style machines are all chainstitch models of solid brass, originally gilt.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers
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 Cooper, Grace Rogers
This machine made the chainstitch, using not one but many hooked needles that operated simultaneously.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers
Blake formed a chainstitch by using a hooked needle, which descended from above, to draw a thread through the supporting arm.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers
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