See hem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ourlet"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "basta"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bastilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rodo"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xareta"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vaíña"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alorza"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ganduxo"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "falso"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Saum"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "strífoma",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "στρίφωμα"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kráspedon",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "κράσπεδον"
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{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "lôma",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "λῶμα"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "óa",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ὄα"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "szegély"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "faldur"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brydding"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "päärme"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "orlo"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "裾"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "mi",
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "kurupatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "remu"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "whiringa"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ouôlet"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ouôlîn"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fald"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fæs"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fnæs"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fnæd"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "lamən",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "لمن"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sejâf",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "سجاف"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "far-âviz",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "فرآویز"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "obrębek"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "obszycie"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bainha"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obodók",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ободо́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kajmá",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кайма́"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"alt": "подши́тый",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krómka",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кро́мка"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podgibka",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подгибка"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "daśā",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "दशा"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fàitheam"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ру̑б"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "по̀руб"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rȗb"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "pòrub"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lem"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obruba"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dobladillo"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bastilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hilván"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "repulgo"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "fåll"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "lilip"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 7",
"code": "yka",
"lang": "Yakan",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "kikim"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"ref": "c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:",
"text": "Entombed upon the very hem o' th' sea",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"A rim or margin of something."
],
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{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎb",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ръб"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obruba"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "marge"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "ääri"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "reuna"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "lieve"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marge"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bordo"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marxe"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beira"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Rand"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kráspedon",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "κράσπεδον"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "tapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "taku"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "lamən",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "لمن"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kraj",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "sa",
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"roman": "daśā",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "दशा"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "borde"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 69 24",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "margen"
}
]
},
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"In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity."
],
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[
"sheet metal",
"sheet metal"
],
[
"rim",
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],
[
"edge",
"edge"
]
]
}
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},
{
"ipa": "/hɛm/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɪm/",
"tags": [
"pin-pen-merger"
]
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/39/En-us-hem.ogg/En-us-hem.ogg.mp3",
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},
{
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},
{
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}
],
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}
{
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "hem in"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "hemmer"
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "enm",
"3": "hem"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "hem"
},
"expansion": "Old English hem",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw",
"3": "-"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*hammjan"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "hemmen",
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "քամել",
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"name": "cog"
},
{
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"2": "ком",
"t": "lump"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "hemmen"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*hamjaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hamjaną",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English hem, hemm, in turn from Old English hem, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *hammjan. Related to Middle High German hemmen (“to hem in”), Old Norse hemja (“to hem in, restrain”); outside of Germanic, to Armenian քամել (kʻamel, “to press, wring”), Russian ком (kom, “lump”).\nThe verb is from Middle English hemmen, from Old English hemman, from Proto-Germanic *hamjaną, or alternatively derived from the noun.",
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{
"form": "hems",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "hemming",
"tags": [
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"present"
]
},
{
"form": "hemmed",
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"past"
]
},
{
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"past"
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}
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],
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"pos": "verb",
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{
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"Society",
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"Fundamental"
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"To make a hem."
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],
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],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
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"manufacturing",
"sewing",
"textiles"
],
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{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podgǎvam",
"sense": "to make a hem",
"word": "подгъвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "porǎbvam",
"sense": "to make a hem",
"word": "поръбвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make a hem",
"word": "縫邊"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngbiān",
"sense": "to make a hem",
"word": "缝边"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fi",
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"2": "enm",
"3": "hem"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "hem"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "West Germanic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*hammjan"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "hemmen",
"t": "to hem in"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "hemja",
"t": "to hem in, restrain"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hy",
"2": "քամել",
"t": "to press, wring"
},
"expansion": "Armenian քամել (kʻamel, “to press, wring”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "ком",
"t": "lump"
},
"expansion": "Russian ком (kom, “lump”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "hemmen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English hemmen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "hemman"
},
"expansion": "Old English hemman",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*hamjaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hamjaną",
"name": "inh"
}
],
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{
"form": "hems",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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{
"args": {},
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{
"categories": [
"en:Sewing"
],
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"The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying."
],
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[
"sewing",
"sewing#Noun"
],
[
"fray",
"fray"
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"(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying."
],
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"en:sewing"
],
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"business",
"manufacturing",
"sewing",
"textiles"
]
},
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"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
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{
"ref": "c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:",
"text": "Entombed upon the very hem o' th' sea",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"A rim or margin of something."
]
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{
"glosses": [
"In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity."
],
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[
"sheet metal",
"sheet metal"
],
[
"rim",
"rim"
],
[
"edge",
"edge"
]
]
}
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"enpr": "hĕm"
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{
"ipa": "/hɛm/"
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{
"ipa": "/hɪm/",
"tags": [
"pin-pen-merger"
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"homophone": "him (pin–pen merger)"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "hudub",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "هُدُب"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "hudb",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "هُدْب"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥāšiya",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "حَاشِيَة"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podgǎv",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подгъв"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎb",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ръб"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vora"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "褶邊"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"english": "zip³ bin¹",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "褶边"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "貼邊"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiēbiān",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "贴边"
},
{
"code": "cim",
"lang": "Cimbrian",
"note": "of a skirt",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "dantza"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lem"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obruba"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "zoom"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "npnpt",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "N35:Q3-N35:Q3-X1-S28"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "orlo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "eĝo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "päärme"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "palle"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "palte"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ourlet"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "basta"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bastilla"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rodo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xareta"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vaíña"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alorza"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ganduxo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "falso"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Saum"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "strífoma",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "στρίφωμα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kráspedon",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "κράσπεδον"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "lôma",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "λῶμα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "óa",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ὄα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "szegély"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "faldur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brydding"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "päärme"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "orlo"
},
{
"alt": "すそ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suso",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "裾"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "decorated",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "kurupatu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "remu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "whiringa"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ouôlet"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ouôlîn"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fald"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fæs"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fnæs"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fnæd"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "lamən",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "لمن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sejâf",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "سجاف"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "far-âviz",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "فرآویز"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "obrębek"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "obszycie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bainha"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obodók",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ободо́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kajmá",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кайма́"
},
{
"alt": "подши́тый",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krómka",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кро́мка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podgibka",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подгибка"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "daśā",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "दशा"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fàitheam"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ру̑б"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "по̀руб"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rȗb"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "pòrub"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lem"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obruba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dobladillo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bastilla"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hilván"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "repulgo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "fåll"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "lilip"
},
{
"code": "yka",
"lang": "Yakan",
"sense": "border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together",
"word": "kikim"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎb",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ръб"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obruba"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "marge"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "ääri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "reuna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "lieve"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marge"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bordo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marxe"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beira"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Rand"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kráspedon",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "κράσπεδον"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "tapa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"word": "taku"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "lamən",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "لمن"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "daśā",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "दशा"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "borde"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rim or margin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "margen"
}
],
"word": "hem"
}
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"ref": "1481, William Caxton, The Historie of Reynart the Foxe:",
"text": "And wente to the kinge and to the queene, and said to hem with a glad cheer.",
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"ref": "1485, William Caxton, Paris and Vienne:",
"text": "For eyther of hem mayntened.",
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"ref": "1591, John Florio, Second Frutes to be gathered of twelve trees, of diverse but delightful tastes to the tongues of Italian and English:",
"text": "‘What thinke you of this English, tel me I pray you.’ ‘It is a language that wyl do you good in England but passe Dover, it is woorth nothing.’ ‘Is it not used then in other countreyes?’ ‘No sir, with whom wyl you that they speake?’ ‘With English marchants.’ ‘English marchantes, when they are out of England, it liketh hem not, and they doo not speake it.",
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"ref": "1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “May. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "Tho to the greene wood they speeden hem all.",
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"ref": "1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):",
"text": "Except we make hem such.",
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"ref": "1605 August (first performance), Geo[rge] Chapman, Ben Ionson, Ioh[n] Marston, Eastward Hoe. […], London: […] [George Eld] for William Aspley, published September 1605, →OCLC, (please specify the page):",
"text": "They go forth on Holydays and gather hem by the seashore.",
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