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kettle stitch
noun
, Bookbinding.
- (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kettle stitch1
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Example Sentences
“Kettle stitch,” catch stitch formed in sewing at the head and tail.
From Project Gutenberg
This is called the kettle-stitch, a word said to be a corruption of either catch-up stitch or chain stitch.
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The saw-cuts at the kettle stitch are less deep and quite narrow; they only mark the place where the thread is to pass in and out.
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