HEM


Meaning of HEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hem ]

( hems, hemming, hemmed)

1.

A hem on something such as a piece of clothing is an edge that is folded over and stitched down to prevent threads coming loose. The hem of a skirt or dress is the bottom edge.

N-COUNT

2.

If you hem something, you form a hem along its edge.

Turn under and hem the outer edges...

VERB : V n

3.

hem and haw: see haw

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