HEM

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German ~men to ~ in, Armenian kamel to press Date: before 12th century a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down, rim , margin , II. verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to finish with a ~, border , edge , to surround in a restrictive manner ; confine , intransitive verb to make a ~ in sewing, ~mer noun III. intransitive verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 15th century to utter the sound represented by ~ , equivocate , IV. interjection Etymology: imitative — often used to indicate a vocalized pause in speaking