English dictionary
hemstitch
/'h/E/m,st/I//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
Synonyms hemstitchingSource: WordNet 3.0
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embroidery similar to drawnwork
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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sew with hemstitches
ExamplesHemstitch a sleeve.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to <i>hemstitch</i> a handkerchief.
Source: webster1913