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hemmer|ˈhɛmə(r)|
[f. hem v.1 + -er1.]
One who hems; in earlier times, one who makes or trims borders of garments.
1483Cath. Angl. 182/2 An Hemmer, limbator. 1598Florio, Orlatrice, a seame-stresse, a welter, a hemmer. 1852Miss Mitford Recoll. I. 301 The hemmer of flounces..seemed flurried and fatigued.
b. An ‘attachment’ to a sewing-machine for doing hemming (Knight Dict. Mech. 1875). |