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"etymology_text": "An allusion to the Biblical tale (Matthew 9:20) of the woman who was cured of disease when she touched the hem of Christ's garment.",
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"ref": "1903, Irving Bacheller, chapter 29, in Darrel of the Blessed Isles",
"text": "\"I do love you,\" he said with a strong effort to control himself, \"but I am not worthy to touch the hem of your garment.\"",
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"ref": "1994 March 9, Todd S. Purdum, “Clinton's Coming to New York, But Mayor May Skip Invitation”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-09-17",
"text": "President Clinton is due at Brooklyn College. . . . \"If he just wants to cut a ribbon or let us touch the hem of his garment, we don't need that.\"",
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"ref": "2001 June 24, Richard Lacayo, “A Hero's Welcome”, in Time, retrieved 2013-09-17",
"text": "Nelson Mandela . . . can bathe in the adulation of a worldwide throng yearning to, if not touch the hem of his garment, at least catch a glimpse of him whirring by in a motorcade.",
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"(idiomatic) To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone; to draw strength or comfort from someone who is superior."
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