Main Entry: ¹hem

Pronunciation: \ˈhem\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German hemmen to hem in, Armenian kamel to press

Date: before 12th century

1 : a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
2 : rim, margin <bright green hem of reeds about the ponds — R. M. Lockley>