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The dress had a blue hem.
What does Hem mean?
A hem is the finished edge of fabric.
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A hem is the finished edge of a piece of cloth; as a verb, hem means to sew or fold that edge.
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Grandma helped hem the pants so they fit.
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A neat hem keeps fabric from fraying at the edge.
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What is a hem?
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Which word is closest in meaning to hem?
A hem is found at the edge of fabric.
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A raw edge contrasts with a finished hem.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningHem means A hem is the finished edge of fabric.
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raw edgeAn unfinished fabric edge.
centerThe middle part, not the edge.
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hem
verb
hemmed
Sewed or folded an edge in the past.
noun
hemming
The act of making a hem.
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