lock stitch

American  

noun

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

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lock stitch British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lock stitch

First recorded in 1860–65

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lock stitch

Improved Singer sewing machine 116-2, lock stitch, for joining the ends of binding on brims of soft felt hats, by Archibald Tregaskis.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Instructions for using Singer sewing machines 15-88 and 15-89 reversible feed lock stitch for family use.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1959 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Instructions for using Singer electric machine 15-90 reversible feed lock stitch, for family use.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Adjusters manual for Singer machine 15-91 lock stitch, reversible feed for family use, P.G. built-on motors and carbon controllers, and Singer machines 15-88, 15-89, and 15-90.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The reply to such a query is, of course, that to produce the lock stitch in that way is impossible—as indeed it is.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various