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HEMSTITCHING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hemstitching mean?
• HEMSTITCHING (noun)
The noun HEMSTITCHING has 1 sense:
1. a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
Familiarity information: HEMSTITCHING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hemstitch; hemstitching
Hypernyms ("hemstitching" is a kind of...):
embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)
Derivation:
hemstitch (sew with hemstitches)
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