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Smyth sewing

or Smythe sewing

[ smahyth, smith ]
/ smaɪθ, smɪθ /

noun Bookbinding.

a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.

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Origin of Smyth sewing

after 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
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