wire-stitch

[ wahyuhr-stich ]

verb (used with object)

, Bookbinding.

1. to stitch (the backs of gathered sections) by means of a machine that automatically forms staples from a continuous reel of wire.

Other Words From

• wire-stitcher noun

Example Sentences

The great advantage of Lister’s treatment was that the fragments, being fixed close together by the wire stitch, became solidly united by bone, and the joint became as sound as it was before.

From Project Gutenberg

Berlin Wire Stitch.—The stitches cast on must be an even number.

From Project Gutenberg