lockstitch

1. 1.

   machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

   Broadermachine stitch

Other forms of lockstitch

plural

lockstitches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lockstitch

What does lockstitch mean?

lockstitch means "machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread".

How many syllables are in lockstitch?

lockstitch has 2 syllables and divides as lock-stitch under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.