saddle stitch: Meaning and Definition of

sad'dle stitch"

1. an overcasting stitch, esp. one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord.
2. a spaced running stitch in contrasting or heavy thread, used mainly for decoration, usually along an edge.
2. a binding stitch made by inserting a staple through the center of folded sheets from the back and clinching in the fold.

sad•dle-stitch

1. to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.