presser foot

noun

The part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and against the feed dog.

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Meanings

nounpresser foot (plural presser feet)

plural presser feet

  1. businessThe part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and against the feed dog.

Translations

Catalan premsateles
  • premsatelespart of a sewing machine
Dutch naaimachinevoetje, naaivoetje
  • naaimachinevoetjepart of a sewing machine
  • naaivoetjepart of a sewing machine
Finnish paininjalka
  • paininjalkapart of a sewing machine
French pied presseur
  • pied presseurpart of a sewing machine
German Nähfuß
  • Nähfußpart of a sewing machine
Italian premistoffa
  • premistoffapart of a sewing machine
Spanish prensateles
  • prensatelespart of a sewing machine
Swedish pressarfot
  • pressarfotpart of a sewing machine
Cite this entry
APA

presser foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presser%20foot

MLA

“presser foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presser%20foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presser foot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presser%20foot.

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