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hem

 
 
/hem/ noun [C]

Translation

the edge of a piece of clothing or cloth that has been folded under and sewn
kıvrım kenarı, baskı, kenar
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hem verb [T] (present participle hemming, past tense and past participle hemmed) to sew a hem on a piece of clothing or cloth
(kumaş) kenarını bastırmak
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(Definition of hem noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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