lockstitch

== English == === Alternative forms === lock stitch === Etymology === From lock +‎ stitch. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɑkstɪt͡ʃ/ === 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.