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▸ verb: To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
▸ noun: (sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
▸ noun: A rim or margin of something.
▸ noun: In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
▸ verb: (sewing, intransitive) To make a hem.
▸ verb: (transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
▸ verb: (transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.
▸ noun: A surname.
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