cosedora

adj.&f.

feminine of COSEDOR.

f.

1 seamstress, stitcher.

2 sewing machine, stitching machine.

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= stitching press, stabbing machine, sewing machine.

Ex. Years ago, many libraries had their own binderies equipped with simple stitching presses, guillotines, etc.

Ex. Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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= stitching press, stabbing machine, sewing machine.

Ex: Years ago, many libraries had their own binderies equipped with simple stitching presses, guillotines, etc.

Ex: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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cosedora nf

Col [grapadora] stapler

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cosedor

m, cosedora f machinist