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Smyth sewing

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Noun
  1. 1
    A method of hardcover bookbinding in which the signatures of the book are folded and stitched through the fold before being sewn and glued together at the spine to form a text block. uncountable

Etymology

Named after David McConnell Smyth (1833—1907), inventor of the first book-sewing machine.

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