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hemstitch - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hemstitch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hemstitch [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'hemstitch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hemstitch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- sew with hemstitches
Example in sentence:
  • hemstitch a sleeve

Nearby Words:

hem hema- hemachate hemachrome hemacite hemadrometer hemadrometry hemadromometer hemadromometry hemadynamics

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