side stitch

1 of 2

noun

variants or side-thread stitch

: a stitch made by passing thread or wire from side to side through a complete book or magazine before covering

called also side-wire stitch

sidestitch

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to fasten by means of side stitches

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Transitive verb

side stitch

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