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v. Present participle of hem.

n. The process of making a hem, as in sewing a garment.

n. The stitch by which a hem is secured; the doubled edge of a fabric hemmed down to the fabric itself; collectively, the hem or hems: as, the hemming was decorated with embroidery.

n. A shoe or sandal made of rawhide.

"But Buonaparte, hearing on the 20th of December of the advance of Moore, instantly put himself at the head of 50,000 men, and marched with incredible rapidity, with the view of intercepting his communications with Portugal, and in short hemming him in between himself and Soult."

hemmed    hemming    hems    hummed   

emit    let out    let loose    utter    edge    sew    stitch    run up    sew together    utterance   

surround    to hem out    ahem    haw   

hemming    hemmed    hemmer   

hemming    hemmed   

them    border    edge    margin    cough    falter   

Am    Clem    Em    Fm    Gem    Jem    M    M.    Pm    Rem   

cuff    skirt    fold    stocking    bodice    blouse    fringe    waist    lace    ankle