hemstitch
(noun) embroidery similar to drawnwork
hemstitch, hemstitching
(noun) a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
hemstitch
(verb) sew with hemstitches; “hemstitch a sleeve”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hemstitch (plural hemstitches)
an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups
hemstitch (third-person singular simple present hemstitches, present participle hemstitching, simple past and past participle hemstitched)
to sew or embroider using this stitch
Source: Wiktionary
Hem"stitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemstitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hemstitching.] Etym: [Hem + stitch.]
Definition: 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 hemstitch a handkerchief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
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