1. Sewing.
a. an overcasting stitch, esp. one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord.
b. 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.
[ 1930-35 ]