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hemstitch
CIDE DICTIONARY
hemstitch, v. t. [Hem + stitch.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hemstitch, n. & v.
--n. a decorative stitch used in sewing hems.
--v.tr. hem with this stitch.
--n. a decorative stitch used in sewing hems.
--v.tr. hem with this stitch.
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