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- 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.
- Hemstitched - imp. & p. p. - of Hemstitch
- Hemstitched - a. - Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.
- Hemstitching - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Hemstitch
- 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.