hem\ about — • hem in • hem around • hem about v 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides. As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys. 2. See: fence in … Словарь американских идиом
Hem — Hem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. To border; to edge [1913 Webster] All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hem — hem1 [hem] n. [ME < OE, akin to MLowG ham, enclosed piece of land < IE base * kem , to compress, impede > HAMPER1] 1. the border on a garment or piece of cloth, usually made by folding the edge and sewing it down 2. any border, edge, or… … English World dictionary
hem\ around — • hem in • hem around • hem about v 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides. As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys. 2. See: fence in … Словарь американских идиом
hem in — or[hem around] or[hem about] {v.} 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. * /Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides./ * /As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys./ 2. See: FENCE IN … Dictionary of American idioms
hem in — or[hem around] or[hem about] {v.} 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. * /Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides./ * /As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys./ 2. See: FENCE IN … Dictionary of American idioms
Hem Bunting — Hem Bunting, born December 12, 1985 [ [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=CAM/athcode=203146/index.html Hem Bunting ] , IAAF website] , is a Cambodian marathoner.Bunting is one of nine children from a family of farmers in Stung… … Wikipedia
Hem till byn — (English: Home to the village ), written by Bengt Bratt (b. 1937), is Sweden s longest going TV series. It is a realistic drama about people in a village in the country and their daily life and romances and fights but also the consequenses of… … Wikipedia
To hem around — Hem Hem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. To border; to edge [1913 Webster] All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To hem in — Hem Hem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. To border; to edge [1913 Webster] All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
