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kettle stitch

noun
ket·​tle stitch | \ ˈketᵊl-, -etᵊl-\

Definition of kettle stitch

bookbinding
: a knot formed in the sewing thread at the ends of the sections to hold them together

— called also catch stitch

History and Etymology for kettle stitch

partial translation of German kettelstich, from kettel small chain (diminutive of kette chain, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catena) + stich stitch

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