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