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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hem \Hem\, verb (used with an object) [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}, {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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hemming See {hem}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hem
noun: lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
verb
1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
2: utter 'hem' or 'ahem' [also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]
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