saddle stitch

¹ American  

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.

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saddle-stitch ² American  

[sad-l-stich] / ˈsæd lˌstɪtʃ /

verb (used with object)

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

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Other Word Forms

• saddle-stitching noun

Etymology

Origin of saddle stitch¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of saddle-stitch²

First recorded in 1930–35