hemstitch
hemstitch noun: an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups, which may be purely decorative or used on the warp threads of handwoven cloth to prevent unraveling.
Noun
hemstitch (plural hemstitches)
- An embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups, which may be purely decorative or used on the warp threads of handwoven cloth to prevent unraveling.
Verb
hemstitch (third-person singular simple present hemstitches, present participle hemstitching, simple past and past participle hemstitched)
hemstitch meaning in Tamil
hemstitch in Tamil
- விளிம்பு மடிப்புத்தையல், ஓரத்தையல்
Forms of hemstitch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hemstitches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hemstitches |
| present participle | hemstitching |
| past participle | hemstitched |
| past | hemstitched |
Origin of hemstitch
From hem + stitch.
Questions about hemstitch
- What does hemstitch mean?
- Hemstitch means an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups, which may be purely decorative or used on the warp threads of handwoven cloth to prevent unraveling.
- What is hemstitch in Tamil?
- Hemstitch in Tamil is விளிம்பு மடிப்புத்தையல், ஓரத்தையல். See Hemstitch meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hemstitch?
- Hemstitch can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of hemstitch?
- The plural of hemstitch is hemstitches.
Words near hemstitch in the dictionary
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