Saum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
- hem noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.
- seam noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
- skirt noun A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist, covering the lower body.
Senses
Saum is used for these senses in English:
- fringe A decorative border.
- hem (sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
- hemline The height of this line, measured from the floor.
- sawm (Islam) Fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam.
- seam (sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
- skirt A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
fringe — full definition
- noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
- noun The edge or outer part of something, away from the main or central area.
- noun British English: hair that is cut to hang down over the forehead (American English: bangs).
- adj Outside the mainstream; unconventional or extreme.
- verb To form a border along the edge of something.
hem — full definition
- noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.
- verb To sew a folded edge onto fabric, or (in the phrase "hem in") to surround and restrict someone or something.
- interjection A throat-clearing sound made to fill a pause, show hesitation, or grab attention.