hemmed

Verb

The word is derived from hem

Meaning

of Hem

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Before skyscrapers hemmed the QVB in, you could see across she harbour to check if the enemy approached. Source: Internet

Lynne Britten of Charlestown describes herself as the “daughter of a Depression-taught, frugal housewife” and says: “Rebecca should sew the two halves of the sheet back together, but with the worn edges on the outside and hemmed. Source: Internet

Grandin, meanwhile, believes that once Americans lost the “safety valve” of a frontier and became hemmed in by a border, the result was “an extremism turned inward, all-consuming and self-devouring.” Source: Internet

But for two movies, Warner Bros. hemmed and hawed and tried to stand by Depp, and only now are they deciding to cut their losses. Source: Internet

Hedgerows hemmed the town’s southern approaches. Source: Internet

It is well-known fact that hemmed in by Japan and South Korea to the east, India to the west, Taiwan and ASEAN countries to the south, China has naturally developed a tendency to push its boundaries, both on land and at sea. Source: Internet

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