päärme — meaning in English

English meaning

• hem noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.
• pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.

Senses

päärme is used for these senses in English:

• hem (sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
• orphrey (Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]
• pipe Meanings relating to something resembling a tube.

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.

pipe — full definition

1. noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
2. noun A small bowl-and-stem device used for smoking tobacco.
3. verb To carry a liquid or piece of information along a channel from one place to another.

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