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Word entry · 3 letters

hem

Best crossword clue

"Garment edge"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /hɛm/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ehmStarts with HEnds with M4 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2E3M

Definitions

  1. utter ‘hem’ or ‘ahem’

Word origin

From Middle English hem, hemm, in turn from Old English hem, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *hammjan from Proto-Germanic *hamjaną. 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”).

Used in a sentence

  • "Hem! hem! however there will be a by-place for me behind the stove."
  • his morning hems
  • Hem, and stroke thy beard.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Garment edge3 letters
02Finished edge of fabric3 letters
03Sewn garment edge3 letters
04Stitch down3 letters

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