Cuff vs. Hem

Cuffnoun

(obsolete) glove; mitten

Cuffnoun

the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist

Cuffnoun

the end of a pants leg, folded up

Cuffnoun

handcuffs

Cuffnoun

A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.

Cuffverb

(transitive) To furnish with cuffs.

Cuffverb

(transitive) To handcuff.

Cuffverb

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

Cuffverb

(intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.

Cuffverb

To buffet.

Cuffverb

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

Cuffverb

To buffet.

Cuffverb

To fight; to scuffle; to box.

Cuffnoun

A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.

Cuffnoun

The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.

Cuffnoun

Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.

Cuffnoun

the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

Cuffnoun

shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

Cuffverb

hit with the hand

Cuffverb

confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs;

Cuff

A cuff is a layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a garment (shirt, coat, jacket, etc.) at the wrist, or at the ankle end of a trouser leg. The function of turned-back cuffs is to protect the cloth of the garment from fraying, and, when frayed, to allow the cuffs to be readily repaired or replaced, without changing the garment.

Heminterjection

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

Hemnoun

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Hemnoun

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

Hemnoun

A rim or margin of something.

Hemnoun

In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

Hemverb

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

Hemverb

(intransitive) in sewing To make a hem.

Hemverb

(transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.

Hemverb

(transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.

Hempronoun

Them

Heminterjection

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.

Hemnoun

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

Hemnoun

The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling.

Hemnoun

Border; edge; margin.

Hemnoun

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

Hemverb

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

Hemverb

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

Hemverb

To border; to edge

Hemnoun

lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

Hemverb

fold over and sew together to provide with a hem;

Hemverb

utter `hem' or `ahem'

Hem

A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjust the length of the piece in garments, such as at the end of the sleeve or the bottom of the garment.