English-Thai Dictionary

hem

N ขอบ (ผ้า  ริม (ผ้า  edging selvage kob

 

hem

VI เย็บ ริม (ผ้า  yeb-rim

 

hem

VT เย็บ ริม (ผ้า  yeb-rim

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEM

n. 1. The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and prevent the raveling of the threads.
2. Edge; border. Matthew 9:2 .
3. A particular sound of the human voice, expressed by the word hem.

 

HEM

v.t.To form a hem or border; to fold and sew down the edge of cloth to strengthen it. 1. To border; to edge.
All the skirt about
Was hemm'd with golden fringe.
To hem in, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. The troops were hemmed in by the enemy. Sometimes perhaps to hem about or round, may be used in a like sense.

 

HEM

v.i.To make the sound expressed by the word hem.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEM

Hem, pron. Etym: [OE. , fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl. of. h he. See He, They. ]

 

Defn: Them [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

HEM

HEM Hem, interj.

 

Defn: An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm. Cough or cry hem, if anybody come. Shak.

 

HEM

HEM Hem, n.

 

Defn: An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. "His morning hems. " Spectator.

 

HEM

HEM Hem, v. i. [Hem, interj. ]

 

Defn: To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking. "Hem, and stroke thy beard. " Shak.

 

HEM

Hem, n. Etym: [AS. hem, border, margin; cf. Fries. hämel, Prov. G.hammel hem of mire or dirt. ]

 

1. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.

 

2. Border; edge; margin. "Hem of the sea. " Shak.

 

3. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

 

HEM

Hem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hemming.]

 

1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. Wordsworth.

 

2. To border; to edge All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. Spenser. To hem about, around, or in, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. "With valiant squadrons round about to hem. " Fairfax."Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny. " Daniel. -- To hem out, to shut out. "You can not hem me out of London. " J. Webster.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hem

hem 1 |hem hɛm | ▶noun the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing that has been turned under and sewn. ▶verb ( hems, hemming, hemmed ) [ with obj. ] 1 turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth or clothing ). 2 (hem someone /something in ) (usu. be hemmed in ) surround and restrict the space or movement of: he was hemmed in by the tables. ORIGIN Old English, ‘the border of a piece of cloth. ’ The verb senses date from the mid 16th cent.

 

hem

hem 2 |hɛm hem | ▶exclam. used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract someone's attention or express hesitation. ▶noun an utterance of such a sound. ▶verb ( hems, hemming, hemmed ) [ no obj. ] archaic make such a sound when hesitating or as a signal. PHRASES hem and haw hesitate; be indecisive: I waste a lot of time hemming and hawing before going into action. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: imitative.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hem

hem 1 |hɛm | ▶noun the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn. ▶verb ( hems, hemming, hemmed ) [ with obj. ] 1 turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth ). 2 (hem someone /thing in ) surround and restrict the space or movement of someone or something: he was hemmed in by the tables. ORIGIN Old English ‘border of a piece of cloth ’, of West Germanic origin. The verb senses date from the mid 16th cent.

 

hem

hem 2 |həm, hɛm | ▶exclamation used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract attention or to express hesitation. ▶verb ( hems, hemming, hemmed ) [ no obj. ] archaic make a sound in the throat when hesitating or as a signal. PHRASES hem and haw North American term for hum and haw (see hum 1 ). ORIGIN late 15th cent.: imitative.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hem

hem noun the hem of her dress: edge, edging, border, trim, trimming. PHRASES hem in 1 a bay hemmed in by pine trees: surround, border, edge, encircle, circle, ring, enclose, skirt, fringe, encompass, corral. 2 we were hemmed in by the rules: restrict, confine, trap, hedge in, fence in; constrain, restrain, limit, curb, check. hem and haw they hem and haw every time we ask for an explanation: hesitate, dither, vacillate, be indecisive, equivocate, waver; informal blow hot and cold, shilly-shally.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hem

hem noun she let down the hem of her dress: edge, edging, border, trim, trimming; fringe, frill, flounce, valance. ▶verb Nanna taught me to hem skirts: edge, put a hem on, border, trim, bind, fringe. PHRASES hem someone /something in 1 the bay was hemmed in by pine trees: surround, border, edge, encircle, circle, ring, enclose, skirt, flank, fringe, encompass; literary gird, girdle, engird. 2 he was hemmed in by the furniture | we were hemmed in by the rules: restrict, confine, trap, close in, shut in, hedge in, fence in, pen in, box in, keep within bounds, immure; constrain, restrain, limit, circumscribe, curb, check; N. Amer. corral; rare compass.

 

Duden Dictionary

hem

hem Interjektion |həm | hm

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hem

hem 1 /hem /名詞 C (布地 衣服などの折り返して縫った )へり, 縁, ヘム ; (スカート, ズボンなどの )すそ .動詞 ～s ; ～med ; ～ming 他動詞 1 ＜衣服など ＞のへりを折り返して縫う, …を縁取りをする .2 〖be ～med 〗〈人が 〉 (動けないように )取り囲まれる, (包囲して )封じ込められる, 〈場所が 〉囲まれる ; (精神的に )〈人が 〉束縛される, 縛られている気持ちにさせられる (in )▸ He felt hemmed in by the routine work .彼は日常の仕事に追われがんじがらめになっている気がしていた

 

hem

hem 2 /hm, hem /〖擬音語 〗間投詞 えへん, ふん (!ためらいや人の注意をひくための軽いせきばらい; →hum ) .名詞 C えへんという声, せきばらい .動詞 ～s ; ～med ; ～ming 自動詞 軽いせきばらいをする ; 口ごもる .h è m and h á w ｟米 ｠口ごもる ; (時間稼ぎのため )言を左右する, どちらともいえない言い方をする (!um and aahともいう ) .