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hem 1  audio  (hm) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.
  2. The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
hemmed , hem·ming , hems
  1. To fold back and stitch down the edge of.
  2. To surround and shut in; enclose: a valley hemmed in by mountains. See Synonyms at enclose.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English hem, hemm

OTHER FORMS:
hemmer (Noun)


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