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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hem·stitch /ˈhɛmˌstɪʧ/
 抽絲做成的花邊裝飾,垂跡(vt.)抽絲做花邊,結垂跡

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hem·stitch v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemstitched p. pr. & vb. n. Hemstitching.]  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hemstitch
      n 1: stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed
           threads are caught together in groups [syn: hemstitching]
      2: embroidery similar to drawnwork
      v : sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"