the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
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hem::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ahem |
| Type of | utterance, vocalization |
hem::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | edge |
the hem of her dress was stained.
let down the hem.
he stitched weights into the curtain's hem.
it seeped along the hem of his jacket.
Examples of hem
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He took it inside, wiping the raindrops off the glass with the hem of his shirt.
From the nytimes.com
Glacier-sharpened peaks hem the skyline, and slopes plunge to deep river valleys.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It's a strapless silhouette, with guipere lace down the front and a fishtail hem.
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Bring your Limited pants to any store and they'll hem them for just $10 per pair.
From the fresnobee.com
My mother took out her sewing supplies and repaired the hem on one of my dresses.
From the theatlantic.com
Tea length dresses flirt lower than the knee hem and hover around the mid-calf.
From the yallsjoynt.com
Just like fashion, hem lines go up and down and ties and lapels go wide and slim.
From the sfgate.com
Ankle boots may look smart with tapered jeans or slacks or even a wide-leg hem.
From the stltoday.com
After that, Smith will be expected to hem in any running plays to the outside.
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- Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
- The edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"
- The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- Utter `hem' or `ahem'
- To hem a piece of cloth (in sewing), a garment worker folds up a cut edge, folds it up again, and then sews it down. The process of hemming thus completely encloses the cut edge in cloth, so that it cannot ravel.
- Hem is a musical group from Brooklyn, New York. Band members include Sally Ellyson (vocals), Dan Messu00E9 (piano, accordion, glockenspiel), Gary Maurer (guitar, mandolin), Steve Curtis (guitar, mandolin, banjo, back-up vocals), George Rush (bass guitar), Mark Brotter (drums), Bob Hoffnar (pedal steel guitar), and Heather Zimmerman (violin)...
- A hem in knitting is the edge of a piece of knitted fabric that is parallel to the rows of stitches, as compared to a selvage which is perpendicular to the hem and rows of stitches. Hems can be made in several ways.
- Hem (West Frisian: Him) (population estimate: 1230) is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
- Hemming and seaming are two similar metalworking processes in which a sheet metal edge is rolled over onto itself. A hem is when the edge is rolled flush to itself, while a seam joins the edges of two materials..
