Smyth sewing
or Smythe sewing
[ smahyth, smith ]
nounBookbinding.
a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
Origin of Smyth sewing
1After David M. Smyth (1833–1907), Irish-born U.S. inventor, who designed a machine performing this kind of sewing
Other words from Smyth sewing
- Smyth-sewn, adjective
Words Nearby Smyth sewing
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