KETTLE STITCH


Meaning of KETTLE STITCH in English

Bookbinding.

(in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.

[ 1810-20; part trans. of G Kettelstich, equiv. to Kettel little chain (dim. of Kette chain; OHG ketina catena ) + Stich STITCH; cf. CHAIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .