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Smyth sewing

or Smythe sewing

[ smahyth, smith ]

noun

, Bookbinding.
  1. a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.

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Other Words From

  • Smyth-sewn adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Smyth sewing1

After David M. Smyth (1833–1907), Irish-born U.S. inventor, who designed a machine performing this kind of sewing

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