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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hem \Hem\, n. An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. ``His morning hems.'' --Spectator. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hem \Hem\, v. i. [???. See {Hem}, interj.] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence to hesitate in speaking. ``Hem, and stroke thy beard.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hem \Hem\, n. [AS. hem, border, margin; cf Fries. h["a]mel, Prov. G. hammel hem of mire or dirt.] 1. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling. 2. Border; edge; margin. ``Hem of the sea.'' --Shak. 3. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge. 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hem \Hem\, pron. [OE., fr AS him heom, dative pl of h? he See {He}, {They}.] Them [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hem \Hem\, interj. An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm Cough or cry hem, if anybody come --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hem n : a cloth border doubled back and stitched down v : utter hem" or ahem" From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hem of a garment, the fringe of a garment. The Jews attached much importance to these because of the regulations in Num. 15:38, 39. These borders or fringes were in process of time enlarged so as to attract special notice (Matt. 23:5). The hem of Christ's garment touched (9:20; 14:36; Luke 8:44).
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