"hemstitch" in the noun sense
1. hemstitch, hemstitching
a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
2. hemstitch
embroidery similar to drawnwork
"hemstitch" in the verb sense
1. hemstitch
sew with hemstitches
"hemstitch a sleeve"
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