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- the edge of a piece of cloth that has been turned under and sewn, especially on a piece of clothing
- to take up the hem of a dress (= to make the dress shorter)
Wordfinder- baste
- bind
- embroidery
- hem
- lining
- seam
- sew
- stitch
- tack
- thread
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2Word OriginOld English ‘border of a piece of cloth’, of West Germanic origin. The verb senses date from the mid 16th cent.
hem verb /hem/ /hem/ Idioms Phrasal Verbs jump to other results - hem something to turn under and sew the edge of a piece of cloth, especially on a piece of clothing
Word OriginOld English ‘border of a piece of cloth’, of West Germanic origin. The verb senses date from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms hem and haw (North American English) (British English hum and haw) - (informal) to take a long time to make a decision or before you say something
- We hemmed and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house.
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