hemmer


hem 1

H0139700 (hĕm)n.1. An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.2. The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline.tr.v. hemmed, hem·ming, hems 1. To fold back and stitch down the edge of.2. To surround and shut in; enclose: a valley hemmed in by mountains. See Synonyms at enclose.
[Middle English, from Old English hem, hemm.]
hem′mer n.

hem 2

H0139700 (hĕm)n. A short cough or clearing of the throat made especially to gain attention, warn another, hide embarrassment, or fill a pause in speech.intr.v. hemmed, hem·ming, hems 1. To utter a hem.2. To hesitate in speech.Idiom: hem and haw To be hesitant and indecisive; equivocate: "a leader who cannot make up his or her mind, never knows what to do, hems and haws" (Margaret Thatcher).
[From Middle English heminge, coughing, of imitative origin.]

hemmer

(ˈhɛmə) n (Knitting & Sewing) an attachment on a sewing machine for hemming