Dictionary Entry
hemstitch
hemstitch is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2noun
embroidery similar to drawnwork
- 3noun
a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
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- 4verb
sew with hemstitches
"hemstitch a sleeve"
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