Definition of To hem about. Meaning of To hem about. Synonyms of To hem about

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Definition of To hem about

To hem about
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.

Meaning of To hem about from wikipedia

- A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjust...
- Sarah "Sally" Hemings (c. 1773 – 1835) was a woman enslaved to third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson, inherited among many others from...
- Emma Frances Heming Willis (née Heming; born June 18, 1978) is a British-American model, actress and businesswoman. Emma Frances Heming was born on June...
- David Edward Leslie Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor, director, and producer of film and television. Originally trained...
- 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...
- Luke Robert Hemmings (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer and musician, best known for being the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and a founding...
- The Jefferson–Hemings controversy is a historical debate over whether there was a ****ual relationship between the widowed U.S. president Thomas Jefferson...
- Eston Hemings Jefferson (May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856) was born into slavery at Monticello, the youngest son of Sally Hemings, a mixed-race enslaved...
- James Hemings (c. 1765–1801) was the first American to train as a chef in France. Three-quarters white in ancestry, he was born into slavery in Virginia...
- Hemings (January 19, 1805 – November 28, 1877) was the son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. He was the third of Sally Hemings' four children to...