Pronunciation: (hem'stich"), [key] 1. to hem along a line from
which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads
into a series of little groups. 2. to simulate hand hemstitching
by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then
stitching around the perforations. the stitch used or the
needlework done in hemstitching. Random House Unabridged
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