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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hemming.]
1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge
of. --Wordsworth.
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2. To border; to edge
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All the skirt about
Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser.
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To hem about, To hem around, or To hem in, to inclose
and confine; to surround; to environ. ``With valiant
squadrons round about to hem.'' --Fairfax. ``Hemmed in to
be a spoil to tyranny.'' --Daniel.
To hem out, to shut out. ``You can not hem me out of
London.'' --J. Webster.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hemming.]
1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge
of. --Wordsworth.
2. To border; to edge
All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe.
--Spenser.
To hem about, around, or in, to inclose and confine; to
surround; to environ. ``With valiant squadrons round about
to hem.'' --Fairfax. ``Hemmed in to be a spoil to
tyranny.'' --Daniel.
To hem out, to shut out. ``You can not hem me out of
London.'' --J. Webster.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hemmed
See hem
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hem
n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my
skirt"
2: utter `hem' or `ahem'
[also: hemming, hemmed]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hemmed
vb.
(infl of en hem ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
hemmed
vb.
(infl of en hem ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
hemmed
vb.
(infl of en hem ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
hemmed
vb.
(infl of en hem ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Hemmed /hˈɛmd/ مكفوفFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hemmed /hˈɛmd/ sich geräuspert see: hem, hemmingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hemmed /hˈɛmd/
gesäumt, geendelt
Synonyms: seamed, put a hem on, welted
see: seam sth., hem sth., put a hem on sth., welt sth., seaming, hemming, putting a hem, welting, seams, hems, welts, seamed, hemmed, welted, unhemmed
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hemmed /hˈɛmd/
säumte
Synonyms: seamed, welted
see: seam sth., hem sth., put a hem on sth., welt sth., seaming, hemming, putting a hem, welting, seamed, hemmed, put a hem on, welted, seams, hems, welts, unhemmed
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈhɛmd/