unhem

U1N1H4E1M3

verb

To remove a hem; to undo the process of hemming.

OriginEnglish hem ← Middle English hem ← Old English heom →
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Meanings

verbunhem (third-person singular simple present unhems, present participle unhemming, simple past and past participle unhemmed)

present singular third person unhems · participle present unhemming · participle past unhemmed · past unhemmed

  1. To remove a hem; to undo the process of hemming.

Origin

  1. Englishun-
  2. Proto-Germanic*himaz
  3. Old Englishheom
  4. Middle Englishhem
  5. Englishhem
  6. Englishunhem

From un- + hem.

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APA

unhem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhem

MLA

“unhem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhem.

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