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Meaning of hemstitch
hem•stitch
Pronunciation: (hem'stich"), [key] — v.t.
- to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.
- to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations.
—n. - the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.
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