saddle stitch
noun
Sewing.
an overcasting stitch, especially one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord.
a spaced running stitch in contrasting or heavy thread, used mainly for decoration, usually along an edge.
Bookbinding. a binding stitch made by inserting a staple through the center of folded sheets from the back and clinching in the fold.
Origin of saddle stitch
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby saddle stitch
Other definitions for saddle-stitch (2 of 2)
saddle-stitch
[ sad-l-stich ]
verb (used with object)
to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
Origin of saddle-stitch
2First recorded in 1930–35
Other words from saddle-stitch
- saddle-stitching, noun
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