saddle-stitch

[ sad-l-stich ]
/ ˈsæd lˌstɪtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.

Origin of saddle-stitch

First recorded in 1930–35

OTHER WORDS FROM saddle-stitch

sad·dle-stitch·ing, noun

British Dictionary definitions for saddle stitching

saddle stitching

noun

a method of binding in which the sections of a publication are inserted inside each other and secured through the middle fold with thread, or wire staples