bainha — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
bainha 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.
- scabbard The sheath of a sword.
- selvage (weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
- turn-up Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.
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.