LOCKSTITCH

lockstitch

(noun) machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lockstitch (plural lockstitches)

(sewing) A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.

Verb

lockstitch (third-person singular simple present lockstitches, present participle lockstitching, simple past and past participle lockstitched)

(sewing) To use this kind of stitch.

Source: Wiktionary



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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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