hem
Hem denotes:
an edge:
- Hem (textile) , sewn end of the fabric edge on textiles
- Edge (biotope type) , vegetation stand
- the edge resulting from the cutting of timber z. B. of boards, see trimming
- a narrow margin in heraldry, see board (heraldry)
a load or unit of measure:
- a load for a pack animal
- an old measure for loading pack animals, see Ohm (liquid measure )
- an outdated cloth measure, see hem (unit)
Others:
- Saum (Islam) , fasting prescribed in Islam
- Saum (poetry) , poetic artificial language of Russian futurism
The following geographical objects are called hem :
- a settlement in the municipality of Herisau , Switzerland
- Saum (Emmering) , district of the municipality of Emmering , Ebersberg district, Bavaria
- Saum (Minnesota) , location in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States
Saum is the family name of the following people:
- Georg Saum (1736–1790), late Baroque painter in southwest Germany and Alsace
- Kilian Saum (* 1958), German priest and naturopath
- Sherri Saum (* 1974), American actress
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Wiktionary: hem - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: hem - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
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