Smyth sewing: Meaning and Definition of

Smyth' sew"ing

Pronunciation: (smīth, smith), [key]
— Bookbinding. 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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