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Definition of Hemstitched
1. a. Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.
Definition of Hemstitched
1. Verb. (past of hemstitch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hemstitched
1. hemstitch [v] - See also: hemstitch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemstitched
Literary usage of Hemstitched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Economy of High Wages: An Inquiry Into the Cause of High Wages and Their by Jacob Schoenhof, Thomas Francis Bayard (1892)
"Embroidered and hemstitched Handkerchiefs. That we make no embroidered or
hemstitched handkerchiefs of linen in this country need hardly be stated ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"373, relating to the duties on "hemstitched and embroidered' handkerchiefs, do
not apply to hemstitched handkerchiefs composed of cotton or other vegetable ..."
3. Customs Tariff Act of August 5, 1909, Revised to March 1, 1910, with by Downing (R.F) & Co (1910)
"hemstitched, imitation hemstitched, revered, or with drawn threads, but not
embroidered, initialed or in part of lace " silk, or mufflers, cut, ..."
4. Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of by Oscar Wilder Underwood (1913)
"We therefore request that the present duty of 50 per cent on hemmed, and 55 per
cent on hemstitched linen cambric handkerchiefs be reduced to 35 per cent on ..."
5. Shelter and Clothing: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1913)
"The seven-inch pieces can be turned to form double hemstitched ends of two ...
The hemstitched hems are li inches wide, and a row of drawn work f inch wide ..."
6. Tariff ...: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate (1921)
"With respect to the la-Jt paragraph (1430), we request that hemstitched, drawnwork.
... shall pay duty as cloth; hemmed or hemstitched shall pay, ..."
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