hem -
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"
edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
cloth,
textile,
fabric,
material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
hem -
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.
hem -
The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
hem -
A rim or margin of something.
hem -
In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
Verb
hem -
To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
hem -
To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
hem -
To surround something or someone in a confining way.
Wikipedia
To hem a piece of cloth, 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. A hem is also the edge of cloth treated in this manner.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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hem A folded and stitched cloth border on items of clothing.
hem To fold and stitch the border of the cloth on items of clothing; creating a hem.
