Smyth sewing
American
[smahyth, smith]
/ smaɪθ, smɪθ /
Or
Smythe sewing
noun
Bookbinding.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Smyth sewing
After David M. Smyth (1833–1907), Irish-born U.S. inventor, who designed a machine performing this kind of sewing
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