单词 | lock stitch |
释义 | lock stitchn. A type of stitch made using a sewing machine in which the upper thread of the stitch interlocks with the lower thread when the needle penetrates the fabric. Also (usually in plural): an individual stitch made in this style. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > sewing machine stitch stitch1844 lock stitch1849 chain-stitch1867 chain knota1877 machine-stitching1899 machine stitch1915 1849 Sci. Amer. 24 Nov. 73/1 It [sc. A. B. Wilson's sewing machine] employs two threads, one in a shuttle and the other in a needle, to form the lock stitch, which does not rip out. 1869 J. Webster in Eng. Mech. 17 Dec. 326/3 I do not say one word against lock-stitch machines. 1879 Rep. Paris Universal Exhib. 1878 591 A lock stitch..cannot wear like the lacing stitch of hand sewing. 1941 Catal. Copyright Entries: Pt. 1, Group 2 (Libr. of Congr. Copyright Office) 38 i. 775/2 High speed lock stitch, double rotary thread take-up. 2000 PS Nov. 87/1 Each buttonhole secured with 120 lockstitches to prevent fraying. 2007 S. O'Connor & M. M. Brooks X-radiography Textiles, Dress & related Objects ix. 143/2 A line of chain stitching may look like lock stitch on the upper surface..but the lower face is very different. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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