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1. (v.t.) hem
to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
2. hem
to enclose or confine (usu. fol. by in, around, or about):
hemmed in by enemies.
3. (n.) hem
an edge made by folding back the margin of cloth and sewing it down.
4. hem
the bottom edge or border of a garment, drape, etc.
5. hem
the edge, border, or margin of anything.
6. (interj.) hem
(an utterance resembling a slight clearing of the throat, used esp. to attract attention or express doubt or hesitation.)
7. (n.) hem
the utterance or sound of “hem.”
8. (v.i.) hem
to utter the sound “hem.”
9. hem
to hesitate in speaking.
10. hem
to hesitate or falter while speaking.
11. hem
to avoid giving a direct answer.
hemagglutinate.; hemacytometer.
Etymology: (1520–30; imit.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hem
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
"the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"
2. (verb) hem, ahem
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
3. (verb) hem
fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
"hem my skirt"
4. (verb) hem
utter `hem' or `ahem'
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1. (noun) hem
the bottom edge of a piece of clothing or other material, where it is folded and sewn
the hem of the pants/curtains
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hem
an utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention
2. (noun) hem
the edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling
3. (noun) hem
border; edge; margin
4. (noun) hem
a border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge
5. hem
them
6. hem
an onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm
7. (verb) hem
to make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking
8. (verb) hem
to form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of
9. (verb) hem
to border; to edge
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Sense: the border of a piece of clothing, folded over and sewn.
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 Afrikaans: soom |
 Arabic: حاشِيَه، هُدْب |
 Bulgarian: подгъв |
 Brazilian: bainha |
 Czech: obruba |
 German: der Saum |
 Danish: søm; kant |
 Greek: στρίφωμα |
 Spanish: dobladillo |
 Estonian: palistus |
 Farsi: حاشيه |
 Finnish: päärme |
 French: ourlet |
 Hebrew: שָׂפָה שׁל בֶּגֶד |
 Hindi: किनारा |
 Croatian: obrub, porub |
 Hungarian: szegély |
 Indonesian: tepi |
 Icelandic: faldur |
 Italian: orlo |
 Japanese: へり |
 Korean: (천, 옷의) 단 |
 Lithuanian: palankas, apsiuvas, krašt |
 Latvian: vīle; (svārku) apakšmala |
 Malay: kelepet |
 Dutch: zoom |
 Norwegian: fald, kant |
 Polish: obrąbek |
 Persian: حاشيه |
 Pashto: حاشیه |
 Portuguese: bainha |
 Romanian: tiv |
 Russian: край |
 Slovak: obruba |
 Slovenian: rob |
 Serbian: porub |
 Swedish: fåll |
 Thai: ขอบ (ผ้า) |
 Turkish: kıvrım, kenar |
 Taiwanese: 衣服摺邊 |
 Ukrainian: рубець; пруг |
 Urdu: کپڑے کا کنارا |
 Vietnamese: đường viền (áo, quần...) |
 Chinese: 折边 |
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