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  • hem — hem1 [hem] n. [ME < OE, akin to MLowG ham, enclosed piece of land < IE base * kem , to compress, impede > HAMPER1] 1. the border on a garment or piece of cloth, usually made by folding the edge and sewing it down 2. any border, edge, or… …   English World dictionary

  • Hem — Hem, n. [AS. hem, border, margin; cf. Fries. h[ a]mel, Prov. G. hammel hem of mire or dirt.] 1. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling. [1913 Webster] 2. Border; edge; margin. Hem… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hem|line — «HEHM LYN», noun. the border of a garment; hem …   Useful english dictionary

  • hem — n. folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment v. fold and sew down the edge of a piece of cloth; surround, enclose; hesitate, falter in speaking interj. sound made in the throat (to attract attention, express doubt, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hem — I [[t]hɛm[/t]] v. hemmed, hem•ming, n. 1) clo to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around 2) to enclose or confine (usu. fol. by in, around, or about): hemmed in by enemies[/ex] 3) clo an… …   From formal English to slang

  • hem — hem1 /hem/, v., hemmed, hemming, n. v.t. 1. to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around. 2. to enclose or confine (usually fol. by in, around, or about): hemmed in by enemies. n. 3. an edge… …   Universalium

  • hem — I. /hɛm / (say hem) verb (t) (hemmed, hemming) 1. to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.). 2. to form an edge or border to or about. –noun 3. the edge made by folding back the margin of cloth and sewing it down. 4. the edge …  

  • Hem — To hem a piece of cloth (in sewing), a garment workerfolds up a cut edge, folds it up again, and then sews it down. The process of hemming thus completely encloses the cut edge in cloth, so that it cannot unravel.A hem is also the edge of cloth… …   Wikipedia

  • hem — {{11}}hem (interj.) late 15c., probably imitative of the sound of clearing the throat. Hem and haw first recorded 1786, from haw hesitation (1630s; see HAW (Cf. haw) (v.)); hem and hawk attested from 1570s. {{12}}hem (n.) O.E. hem a border,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hem —    Of a garment, the fringe of a garment. The Jews attached much importance to these, because of the regulations in Num. 15:38, 39. These borders or fringes were in process of time enlarged so as to attract special notice (Matt. 23:5). The hem of …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • false hem — noun A strip of fabric added to the bottom of a garment, etc in order to deepen the hem • • • Main Entry: ↑false …   Useful english dictionary

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