| 单词 |
saddle stitch |
| 释义 |
saddle stitch, n.
a. Bookbinding. A stitch of thread or a wire staple passed through the back fold of a booklet while it lies open on a saddle-shaped support.
1934Webster, Saddle stitch. 1956A. Williamson Methods Bk. Design xix. 331 The whole is fastened together by a saddle-stitch which passes through the spine fold. 1960G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 365/1 Saddle stitch, a method of stitching brochures or pamphlets by placing them open astride a saddle-shaped support and stitching through the back.
b. Needlework. (See quot. 1964.)
1962W. Butler Dolls' Dressmaking 92 This trim shirt has saddle-stitch outlining the cuffs, collar and front opening. 1964McCall's Sewing ii. 31/2 Saddle stitch, a decorative top-stitch made by taking longer stitches on top and shorter ones underneath. 1974H. McCloy Sleepwalker viii. 157 Glove seams were mended, too, with a special stitch like the saddle stitch.
Hence ˈsaddle-stitch v. trans.; so ˈsaddle-stitched a.; ˈsaddle-stitching vbl. n. (see also saddle n. 11). Also ˈsaddle-stitcher, a device that performs saddle-stitching.
1923H. A. Maddox Dict. Stationery 69 Saddle Stitching, the method of wire stitching pamphlets and single section books through the centre of the fold. 1933J. Mason in W. Atkins Art & Pract. Printing V. viii. 193 Thread-stitching machines are widely used for pamphlets, exercise books, and note-books. They will saddle-stitch a single section. 1947C. Talbot Compl. Bk. Sewing xxi. 144/2 Saddle-stitching is a very smart..finish for tailored clothes. It can be done in self-colour or definite contrasts. 1948Words into Type 546 Saddle stitched, stitched through the back, the thread, silk, or wire showing on the back and in the middle fold. 1958Times 6 Oct. 13/1 The next figure wears a coat designed in France and made in a supple taupe-colored suède with saddle-stitching along the seams in a lighter shade. 1961Harper's Bazaar Feb. 75 A short-sleeved white shirt, saddle-stitched..round the collar. 1964McCall's Sewing xiii. 239/2 Saddle stitching. Take short stitches through the garment and facing an even distance from the edge. The stitches on the top side are longer than the stitches on the underside. 1967V. Strauss Printing Industry x. 659/1 The cover of saddle-stitched books is usually, but not necessarily, of paper. 1973Country Life 11 Oct. 1089 The suit..in 100% wool, with deep centre vent and impeccable saddle stitched lining. 1974McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 121/2 The most popular methods of binding soft-cover books are saddle stitching, side stitching, and perfect or patent binding. 1975M. Banister Bookbinding as Handcraft xiii. 114/1 Like the Swingline Saddle Stitcher, this one also clinches its own staples. 1979Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts July 485/2 The work involved..collating and folding the sheets and the covers, and saddle-stitching the copies with stainless steel staples. |
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