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Definition of Hem

Hem
Hem Hem, n. An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. ``His morning hems.' --Spectator.
Hem
Hem Hem, v. i. [???. See Hem, interj.] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking. ``Hem, and stroke thy beard.' --Shak.
Hem
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 raveling. 2. Border; edge; margin. ``Hem of the sea.' --Shak. 3. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.
Hem
Hem Hem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hemming.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. --Wordsworth. 2. To border; to edge All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser. To hem about, around, or in, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. ``With valiant squadrons round about to hem.' --Fairfax. ``Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny.' --Daniel. To hem out, to shut out. ``You can not hem me out of London.' --J. Webster.
Hem
Hem Hem, pron. [OE., fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl. of. h? he. See He, They.] Them [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Hem
Hem Hem, interj. 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. Cough or cry hem, if anybody come. --Shak.

Meaning of Hem from wikipedia

- garment styles. Common types of hems include: Double-folded hem Overlocked and folded hem Rolled hem Bias tape hem Blind hem Hems of different depths (which...
- Look up hem in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hem is a sewn edge of cloth. Hem or HEM may also refer to: Eugene A. Hem (1933–2006), American politician...
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- Hem Ljuva Hem ("Home Sweet Home") is a lifestyle magazine published in Stockholm, Sweden. Hem Ljuva Hem was started in 1999. The magazine is part of the...
- Hem is a musical group from Brooklyn, New York. Band members include Sally Ellyson (vocals), Dan Messé (piano, accordion, glockenspiel), Gary Maurer (guitar...
- lettuce hem is a frilled hem invented by Stephen Burrows. The hem was po****r in the disco era for how it added movement to a garment. The lettuce hem is named...
- to flatten the hem. There are two types of hemmed edges: closed hems and open hems. Closed hems are completely flush while open hems have an air pocket...
- Hem Ljuva Hem Trädgård (meaning Home Sweet Home Garden in English) is a magazine published in Sweden. The first issue of the magazine was published in...
- Hem Barua (****amese: হেম বৰুৱা) was a prominent ****amese poet and politician from ****am. Born on 22 April 1915, at Tezpur, Hem Barua obtained his M.A....