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(1):

(interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.

(2):

(n.) An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

(3):

(pron.) Them

(4):

(v. i.) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.

(5):

(n.) The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.

(6):

(n.) Border; edge; margin.

(7):

(n.) A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

(8):

(v. t.) To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.

(9):

(v. t.) To border; to edge

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hem'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hem.html. 1828.
 
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