Home › Words › E › edgestitchedgestitchedgestitch means one of a line of small stitches sewn close to an edge of a garment, either as decoration or to prevent fraying.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, edgestitch ranks #14,938 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom edge + stitch.nounOne of a line of small stitches sewn close to an edge of a garment, either as decoration or to prevent fraying.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hemstitch 67% match — An embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups, which may be purely decorative or used on the warp threads of handwoven cloth to prevent unraveling. vs edgestitch →catstitch 66% match — To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch. vs edgestitch →featherstitch 65% match — A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib. vs edgestitch →dagges 63% match — An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments. vs edgestitch →edging 63% match — Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something. vs edgestitch →edgestone 62% match — A kerbstone. vs edgestitch →stitching 61% match — Stitches, collectively. vs edgestitch →edgemaking 61% match — The manufacture of the edges of shoes. vs edgestitch →