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HEMMING-STITCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemming-stitch mean? 

HEMMING-STITCH (noun)
  The noun HEMMING-STITCH has 1 sense:

1. a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dressesplay

  Familiarity information: HEMMING-STITCH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEMMING-STITCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hemming-stitch" is a kind of...):

embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)


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