Hemstitched

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemstitch \Hem"stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemstitched}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Hemstitching}.] [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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemstitched \Hem"stitched\, a.
     Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by
     a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.
     [1913 Webster]