hemmer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that hems.
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a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges.
noun
Etymology
Origin of hemmer
Example Sentences
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Hemming: Different sized hems turned by hand for correct measurements; hems run through hemmer to learn use of attachment and give speed; seams through hemmer—bag seam, flat fell.
From The Making of a Trade School by Woolman, Mary Schenck
If the felling is done with the machine hemmer, the wide edge must be on the opposite side.
From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz
To mark a hem in linen, remove thread from the machine and run the goods through the hemmer as though stitching; you will find a perfect hem turned down.
From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various
I suggested hemmer, tucker, quilter, braider, ruffler, and every known attachment I could think of, but each was produced with a flourish that negatived every proposition.
From Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891 by Cole, Almira Stillwell
Neither his ignorance nor his simplicity prevented him from taking out three patents: the first in 1865 for a sewing-machine hemmer, and the last in 1882 for an improvement in incandescent lamps.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
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