κράσπεδον noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
κράσπεδον noun (rim or margin)
λῶμα noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
ὄα noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Arabic

3 entries

حَاشِيَة noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
هُدُب noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
هُدْب noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Bulgarian

4 entries

край noun (rim or margin)
подгъв noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
ръб noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
ръб noun (rim or margin)

Catalan

1 entries

vora noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Cebuano

1 entries

igham verb (to make a sound like "hem")

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

褶邊 /褶边 noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

貼邊 /贴边 noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
縫邊 /缝边 verb (to make a hem)

Cimbrian

1 entries

dantza noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Czech

4 entries

lem noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
obruba noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
obruba noun (rim or margin)
lemovat verb (to surround something or someone in a confining way)

Dutch

4 entries

marge noun (rim or margin)
zoom noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
inperken verb (to surround something or someone in a confining way)
omzomen verb (to surround something or someone in a confining way)

Egyptian

1 entries

N35:Q3-N35:Q3-X1-S28 noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Esperanto

2 entries

eĝo noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
orlo noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Finnish

4 entries

lieve noun (rim or margin)
palle noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
palte noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
päärme noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

French

4 entries

marge noun (rim or margin)
ourlet noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
ourler verb (to make a hem)
ourler verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)

Galician

4 entries

alorza noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
basta noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
bastilla noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
beira noun (rim or margin)

German

4 entries

Rand noun (rim or margin)
Saum noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
einengen verb (to surround something or someone in a confining way)
säumen verb (to make a hem)

Greek

1 entries

στρίφωμα noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Hungarian

3 entries

szegély noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
hümmög verb (to make a sound like "hem")
szeg verb (to make a hem)

Icelandic

4 entries

brydding noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
faldur noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
falda verb (to make a hem)
falda verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)

Ido

1 entries

bordizar verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)

Ingrian

2 entries

päärme noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
päärmätä verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)

Italian

4 entries

bordo noun (rim or margin)
lembo noun (rim or margin)
margine noun (rim or margin)
orlo noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Japanese

1 entries

裾 noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Māori

4 entries

kurupatu noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
remu noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
taku noun (rim or margin)
tapa noun (rim or margin)

Norman

3 entries

ouôlet noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
ouôlîn noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
toussôter verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

fald noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Old English

3 entries

fnæd noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
fnæs noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
fæs noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Pashto

2 entries

لمن noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
لمن noun (rim or margin)

Persian

2 entries

سجاف noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
فرآویز noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Polish

2 entries

obrębek noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
obszycie noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Portuguese

4 entries

bainha noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
bainhar verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)
cercar verb (to surround something or someone in a confining way)
chulear verb (to put hem on an article of clothing)

Russian

4 entries

кайма́ noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
край noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
край noun (rim or margin)
кро́мка noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Sanskrit

2 entries

दशा noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
दशा noun (rim or margin)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

fàitheam noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

pòrub noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
rȗb noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
по̀руб noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
ру̑б noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Slovak

2 entries

lem noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
obruba noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Spanish

4 entries

bastilla noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
borde noun (rim or margin)
dobladillo noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)
hilván noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Swedish

1 entries

fåll noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Tagalog

1 entries

lilip noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Yakan

1 entries

kikim noun (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The tunic has a raw cut hem.

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I need you to take in the hem by about an inch.

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According to the Hemline Index, the higher the hem of the skirt, the greater the economic prosperity.

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If the hem of your shirt falls below the fly of your trousers, it is too long, according to many fashion experts.

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