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Definition: HEMSTITCHED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Hemstitch.[Websters]
2. To be welted. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have surfaced, faced or pointed.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb hemstitch.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(hemstitch)
1. Sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve".[Wordnet].
2. 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.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: hemstitching, hemstitched, hemstitches, hemstitcher, hemstitchers, hemstitchingly and hemstitchedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective 1. Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Hemstitched" is a common misspelling or typo for: hemstitcher, hemstitches.

Date "Hemstitched" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1913. (references)

Definition: HEMSTITCHED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Hemstitch.[Websters]
2. To be welted. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have surfaced, faced or pointed.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb hemstitch.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(hemstitch)
1. Sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve".[Wordnet].
2. 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.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: hemstitching, hemstitched, hemstitches, hemstitcher, hemstitchers, hemstitchingly and hemstitchedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective1. Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "HEMSTITCHED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1913. (references)