What is a border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge called?
hem — A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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