■ noun a decorative stitch used especially alongside a hem, in which several adjacent threads are pulled out and the crossing threads are tied into bunches, making a row of small openings.
■ verb decorate the hem of (a garment) with ~.
■ noun a decorative stitch used especially alongside a hem, in which several adjacent threads are pulled out and the crossing threads are tied into bunches, making a row of small openings.
■ verb decorate the hem of (a garment) with ~.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004