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[ noun ] lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)There was a_little blood on the hem of her dress , for the assassin had slashed Miss_Harris 's companion , Major_Rathbone , with a knife . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Martha picked_up the hem of her gown and with eyes closed she slowly began to dance a stately minuet around the ballroom . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24607
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[ verb ] utter "hem" or "ahem"
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