hemmer

[ hem-er ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that hems.

  2. a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges.

Origin of hemmer

1
1425–75; late Middle English. See hem1, -er1

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hemmer

/ (ˈhɛmə) /


noun
  1. an attachment on a sewing machine for hemming

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