saddle stitch

¹

noun

1. Sewing.
   1. an overcasting stitch, especially one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord.
   2. a spaced running stitch in contrasting or heavy thread, used mainly for decoration, usually along an edge.
2. Bookbinding. a binding stitch made by inserting a staple through the center of folded sheets from the back and clinching in the fold.

saddle-stitch

²

[ sad-l-stich ]

verb (used with object)

1. to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.

Other Words From

• saddle-stitching noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle stitch¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of saddle stitch²

First recorded in 1930–35