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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.
HemHem 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.
HemHem 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. HemHem 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
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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),
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Energy Management Systems Mangalore Airport...
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Hem is a
musical group from Brooklyn, New York. Band
members include Sally Ellyson (vocals), Dan Messé (piano, accordion, glockenspiel), Gary
Maurer (guitar...
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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...
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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...
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Hem (Vietnamese:
Hẻm) or Ngo (Vietnamese: Ngõ) are the
terms used to
describe narrow streets branching off of main roads.
Hem are
characterized by their...
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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...
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Hem Barua was a
prominent ****amese poet and
politician from ****am. Born on 22
April 1915, at Tezpur,
Hem Barua obtained his M.A.
degree from
Calcutta University...
- John
Hemming may
refer to: John
Hemming (historian) (born 1935),
British explorer and
author John
Hemming (politician) (born 1960),
British politician...
