资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
hemmed
See {hem}
hem
n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
[also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]
hem
v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my
skirt"
2: utter `hem' or `ahem'
[also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]