noun
or smythe sewing ˈsmith-, ˈsmīth-
Usage: usually capitalized 1st S
Etymology: after David M. Smyth died 1907 American inventor
: a mechanical method of attaching together the sections of books by means of thread passed through the folds
noun
or smythe sewing ˈsmith-, ˈsmīth-
Usage: usually capitalized 1st S
Etymology: after David M. Smyth died 1907 American inventor
: a mechanical method of attaching together the sections of books by means of thread passed through the folds
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012