Hemstitch
Pronunciation : Hem"stitch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Hem + stitch.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Hemstitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hemstitching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913