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HEM, n.

1. The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and prevent the raveling of the threads.

2. Edge border. Matthew 9

3. A particular sound of the human voice, expressed by the word hem.

HEM, To form a hem or border to fold and sew down the edge of cloth to strengthen it.

1. To border to edge.

All the skirt about

Was hemm'd with golden fringe.

To hem in, to inclose and confine to surround to environ. The troops were hemmed in by the enemy. Sometimes perhaps to hem about or round, may be used in a like sense.

HEM, To make the sound expressed by the word hem.