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Definition of hem noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hem

noun
 
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  1. the edge of a piece of cloth that has been turned under and sewn, especially on a piece of clothing
    • to take up the hem of a dress (= to make the dress shorter)
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    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Word OriginOld English ‘border of a piece of cloth’, of West Germanic origin. The verb senses date from the mid 16th cent.
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