Hemmed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hemmed
       See {hem}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hem
       n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
       v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my
            skirt"
       2: utter `hem' or `ahem'
       [also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]