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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.
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