1. the edges of cloth that are folded and sewn down
Usage: plural of hem

1. to fold and sew down the edge of cloth
Usage: third person singular present
2. to surround or confine closely
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• She carefully measured the hems of all the curtains.
• The dress has uneven hems that need to be fixed.
• My grandmother hems all her own clothes.
• The tailor hems pants while customers wait.
• The forest hems in the small village on all sides.
• Dense fog hems the harbor every morning.
• The mountains hem the valley completely.