counter-hemn.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2g(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-ˌhem.

Needlework.

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A hem parallel and opposite to a first or main hem. Thus, when a patch is felled or hemmed in on both sides, that on the inside is the counter-hem.

Derivatives

counter-hem v.

ΚΠ

1887 Spons' Househ. Man. 890 Counter-hemmed Patch.—This could be utilised for almost any repairing.

counter-hemming n.

ΚΠ

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 92 Counter-hemming..The flat side should then be tacked down..and..felled (or hemmed), and as soon as one side has been finished, the second, or ‘counterhem’, is made in the same way.—This is an untidy method of working.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	counter-hem
释义	counter-hemn. Etymology: counter- prefix 2g(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-ˌhem. Needlework. Categories » A hem parallel and opposite to a first or main hem. Thus, when a patch is felled or hemmed in on both sides, that on the inside is the counter-hem. Derivatives counter-hem v. ΚΠ 1887 Spons' Househ. Man. 890 Counter-hemmed Patch.—This could be utilised for almost any repairing. counter-hemming n. ΚΠ 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 92 Counter-hemming..The flat side should then be tacked down..and..felled (or hemmed), and as soon as one side has been finished, the second, or ‘counterhem’, is made in the same way.—This is an untidy method of working. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1882
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