Definition
Folded and sewed the edge of fabric to finish it, or spoken with hesitation sounds like 'hem' and 'haw.'
Etymology
From Old English 'hem,' an imitative word for the sound, or related to 'edge.' Later came to mean the sewn edge itself, then the act of sewing it.
Kelly Says
The 'hem and haw' meaning (hesitating while speaking) comes from imitating the sounds people make when they're nervous—language captures the actual sounds of uncertainty!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحَسَّن
mu-ha-ssan
CSČeština
obšité
ob-she-te
DEDeutsch
besäumt
be-zau-mt
ELΕλληνικά
συρτάκι
sir-ta-ki
ESEspañol
rematado
re-ma-ta-doh
FAفارسی
تزیین شده
ta-ze-een shodeh
FISuomi
ommeltu
om-mel-tu
FRFrançais
ourlet
oo-r-lay
HIहिन्दी
सीमावर्ती
see-maa-var-tee
IDBahasa Indonesia
dijahit
di-jah-it
ITItaliano
finito
fee-nee-toh
JA日本語
仕立て済み
shi-tate-zumi
KO한국어
밑바닥이 좁혀진
mit-ba-dak-i jo-p-hyeo-jin
MSBahasa Melayu
dijahit
di-jah-it
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်ထား
pyu-lu-p-tha-ra
NLNederlands
afgewerkt
af-ge-werk-t
PLPolski
obwinięty
ob-vye-ni-et
PTPortuguês
rematado
re-ma-ta-doh
RUРусский
обстроченный
ob-stro-chen-nyy
SVSvenska
sömnad
sohm-nad
SWKiswahili
hemmed
hem-ed
TAதமிழ்
கரையுடன்
kara-yudan
TLTL
naka-naka
na-ka-na-ka
TRTürkçe
dilimli
di-lim-li
UKУкраїнська
обшитий
ob-shy-tyy
URاردو
مُحَسَّن
mu-ha-ssan
VITiếng Việt
đã được vá
da-o-d-ung va