päärmätä — meaning in English

English meaning

• fell verb To cut something down, especially a tree, or to knock someone or something to the ground.
• hem noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.

Senses

päärmätä is used for these senses in English:

• fell (sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

fell — full definition

1. verb To cut something down, especially a tree, or to knock someone or something to the ground.
2. adj Cruel and merciless; fierce and deadly.
3. noun A high, bare stretch of hill or moorland, especially in northern England.

hem — full definition

1. noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.
2. verb To sew a folded edge onto fabric, or (in the phrase "hem in") to surround and restrict someone or something.
3. interjection A throat-clearing sound made to fill a pause, show hesitation, or grab attention.

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