HEMSTITCH

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

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Etymology

Noun

hemstitch (plural hemstitches)

an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups

Verb

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

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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

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