Hem
Hem noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.
Nearby Word: hemline
How words are described
| new | new hem | new term |
Both words in one sentence
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Though played straight (hem, hem) with Priapus, a Greek god of fertility, who sported such a monster, and in fact is the source of the medical term for an unnaturally long-lasting erection.
Source: Ancient Greece
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