HEMMING

Meaning of HEMMING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of hem (III)

: the act or process of one that hems ; also : hem

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HEMMING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hem
Английский словарь Webster
HEMMING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Hem
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEMMING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of hem.
Webster English vocab
HEMMING — подрубать, подшивать; обшивать, окаймлять ограничивать (что-л. определенными границами); гм!, хм! (для обозначения звучащей паузы в речи) произносить "гм", хмыкать, покашливать, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HEMMING — подрубать, подшивать; обшивать, окаймлять ограничивать (что-л. определенными границами); гм!, хм! (для обозначения звучащей паузы в речи) произносить "гм", хмыкать, покашливать, запинаться скрывать, прятать что-л. …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HEMMING-STITCH — n. stitch for sewing hems on skirts and dresses
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HEMMING AND HAHING — "saying ""ahem...ah"" while thinking what to say, beat around the bush" When we asked him about the missing money, there …
English Idioms vocab
HEMMING AND HAHING — saying "ahem...ah" while thinking what to say (See also beat around the bush ) When we asked him about the …
English Idioms vocabulary
HEM — I. ˈhem pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English him, heom, dative of hīe they — more at he 1. …
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HAW — I. ˈhȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hawe, from Old English haga hedge, hawthorn — more at hedge …
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FINISH — I. ˈfinish, -nēsh, chiefly in pres part -nəsh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English finisshen, from Middle French feniss-, …
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TORN SIZE — noun : the size of a piece of household linen (as a bed sheet) before hemming
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CATCH STITCH — noun 1. : kettle stitch 2. : a large cross-stitch of uneven proportions used especially on bulky materials for finishing …
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TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEMMER — /hem"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that hems. 2. a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges. [ 1425-75; late …
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HEM — hem 1 /hem/ , v. , hemmed, hemming , n. v.t. 1. to fold back and sew down the edge …
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CUL-DE-SAC — /kul"deuh sak", -sak', kool"-/ ; Fr. /kyuudeu sannk"/ , n. , pl. culs-de-sac /kulz"deuh sak", -sak', koolz"-/ ; Fr. /kyuudeu …
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CATCH STITCH — Sewing. a large cross-stitch used in finishing seams and in hemming. Also called catstitch . [ 1840-50 ]
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FABRIC FINISHING — hemming the edges of a piece of fabric
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRE-COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS — the aboriginal American Indian cultures that evolved in Meso-America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western …
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SOUTH AMERICAN FOREST PEOPLES — Distribution of aboriginal South American and circum-Caribbean cultural groups. indigenous inhabitants of the tropical forests of South America. The tribal …
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PIZARRO, FRANCISCO — born c. 1475, , Trujillo, Extremadura, Castile died June 26, 1541, Lima [now in Peru] Spanish conqueror of the Inca …
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AMAZON RIVER
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HEM — hem BrE AmE hem ▷ hemmed hemd ▷ hemming ˈhem ɪŋ ▷ hems hemz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEM — I. hem 1 /hem/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] the edge of a piece of cloth …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEM — int., n., & v. --int. calling attention or expressing hesitation by a slight cough or clearing of the throat. --n. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEM — 1. n. & v. --n. the border of a piece of cloth, esp. a cut edge turned under and sewn …
Oxford English vocab

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