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PRONUNCIATION OF KETTLE-STITCH

kettle-stitch  [ˈketəlˌstɪtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KETTLE-STITCH

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kettle-Stitch is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KETTLE-STITCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kettle-stitch in the English dictionary

The definition of kettle-stitch in the dictionary is a stitch used in hand-sewn books, at the head and tail, to hold sheets or sections together.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KETTLE-STITCH


backstitch
ˈbækˌstɪtʃ
blanket-stitch
ˈblæŋkətˌstɪtʃ
blind-stitch
ˈblaɪndstɪtʃ
cable-stitch
ˈkeɪbəlˌstɪtʃ
chain-stitch
ˈtʃeɪnˌstɪtʃ
featherstitch
ˈfɛðəˌstɪtʃ
hemstitch
ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ
lockstitch
ˈlɒkˌstɪtʃ
machine-stitch
məˌʃiːnˈstɪtʃ
restitch
ˌriːˈstɪtʃ
slip-stitch
ˈslɪpˌstɪtʃ
stitch
stɪtʃ
tich
tɪtʃ
titch
tɪtʃ
topstitch
ˈtɒpstɪtʃ
unstitch
ʌnˈstɪtʃ
whipstitch
ˈwɪpˌstɪtʃ
wholestitch
ˈhəʊlˌstɪtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KETTLE-STITCH

ketonaemia
ketone
ketone body
ketone group
ketonemia
ketonic
ketonuria
ketose
ketosis
ketosteroid
ketotic
ketoxime
Kettering
kettle
kettle hole
kettle of fish
kettledrum
kettledrummer
kettleful
ketubah

WORDS THAT END LIKE KETTLE-STITCH

blanket stitch
blind stitch
buttonhole stitch
cable stitch
chain stitch
cross-stitch
darning stitch
drop a stitch
garter stitch
herringbone stitch
knit stitch
lock stitch
machine stitch
moss stitch
on-off switch
purl stitch
running stitch
satin stitch
slip stitch
stocking stitch
tent stitch

Synonyms and antonyms of kettle-stitch in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «kettle-stitch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KETTLE-STITCH

Find out the translation of kettle-stitch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kettle-stitch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kettle-stitch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

釜针
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caldera -puntada
570 millions of speakers

English

kettle-stitch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केतली सिलाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غلاية غرزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чайник крестом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chaleira -ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেতলি-সেলাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouilloire - point
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kettle-stitch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserkocher Stich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やかんステッチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주전자 스티치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kettle-stitch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ấm đun nước -stitch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெண்டி-தைத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केतली-शिवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su ısıtıcısı-dikiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bollitore a punto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czajnik krzyżykowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чайник хрестом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceainic - cusatura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βραστήρα - βελονιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ketel -steek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenkokare - stygn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannkoker - sting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kettle-stitch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KETTLE-STITCH»

The term «kettle-stitch» is barely ever used and occupies the 207.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KETTLE-STITCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kettle-stitch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KETTLE-STITCH»

Discover the use of kettle-stitch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kettle-stitch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful ...
THE. KETTLE. STITCH. The Dorolln Swendcnuin. Traditionally there are two more holes poked into the signatures, one at the head and the other at the tail. When sewing over the tapes, the head and tail are connected with a kettle stitch to ...
Shereen LaPlantz, 1995
2
Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand: A Working Guide
Start the sewing as usual on the outside at the tail kettle stitch; go into the center of the signature, but instead of proceeding to the first cord, bring the thread out at the tail of the book. Carry it under and around the cord and back to the kettle ...
Laura S. Young, 1995
3
Basic Bookbinding
MAKING A KETTLE-STITCH. 16. The actual kettle-stitch is now made for the first time, its purpose being to tie the third section to the one below. Pull the thread tight, insert the needle behind the stitch joining the first two sections, fig. 46A.
A. W. Lewis, 2012
4
Cyclopaedia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, ...
The thread is then drawn so as to lie evenly in the angle of the sheet, a small piece being left projecting through the back at the top kettle-stitch. The sewer then takes the second sheet, and turning it over upon the first, inserts the stretched ...
Charles Tomlinson, 1868
5
Cyclopædia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, ...
She then passes the left hand into the opening of the sheet, and with the right pushes the needle through the right hand kettle-stitch ; the left hand receives the needle and returns it out through the first groove above the stretched string; the ...
Charles Tomlinson, 1852
6
The Craft of Bookbinding
Pass the neadle in throogh the head kettle-stitch saw- cut and oot throogh the first sawcut. Then upward hehind the previoos stitch and hack into the third saction. Repeat the stitch at each sawcut, then oot throogh the kettle-stitch sawcut at the ...
Manly Banister, 2012
7
Scribes, Script, and Books: The Book Arts from Antiquity to ...
... is held open at the centerfold with one hand. The needle and linen thread are passed through the centerfold to poke a hole at what will be the first kettle stitch. Each signature sewing begins and ends with the kettle stitch (or catch-up stitch; ...
Leila Avrin, 2010
8
Serials Binding: A Simple and Complete Guidebook to Processes
Sewing thread travels in and out of the fold of one signature, fromkettle stitch to kettle stitch, then passes to the next signature and travels in and out of the fold from kettle stitch to kettle stitch; so that each pass of thread along the length of the  ...
Irma Nicola, 2011
9
The Art of Bookbinding: Containing a Description of the ...
HALF-SHEETS WITH FOUR BANDS, Sew on the end-paper as before: the first sheet from the kettle-stitch to the first band; second sheet from the first to the second band; third sheet from the second to the third band; go into the middle of the ...
H. Parry, 1818
10
Adventures in Bookbinding: Handcrafting Mixed-Media Books
Make a kettle stitch by angling the needle away from the text block and slipping it under the previous stitch connecting signatures five and six. As the thread pulls away from the text block, a loop will form; take the needle through the loop and ...
Jeannine Stein, 2011

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kettle-Stitch [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kettle-stitch>. Apr 2024 ».
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