| Hemistich | n. [ L. hemistichium, Gr. "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche. ] Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hemistichal | a. Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hemstitch | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hemstitched p. pr. & vb. n. Hemstitching. ] [ Hem + stitch. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hemstitched | a. Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief. [ 1913 Webster ] |
