hemmed

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hemmed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. To border; to edge
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              All the skirt about
              Was hemmed with golden fringe.        --Spenser.
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     To hem about, To hem around, or To hem 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.
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