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hemline

/ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/

hemline noun: the line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; hem.

Noun

hemline (plural hemlines)

  1. The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; hem.
  2. The height of this line, measured from the floor.
    • above-knee hemline

hemline meaning in Tamil and Urdu

hemline in Tamil

பாவாடை முதலியவற்றின் கீழ் விளிம்பு, தரையிலிருந்து விளிம்பின் உயரம்

hemline in Urdu

گھیرا

Forms of hemline

pluralhemlines
alternative formhem-line

Origin of hemline

From hem + line.

Words formed from hemline

Questions about hemline

What does hemline mean?
Hemline means the line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; hem.
What is hemline in Tamil?
Hemline in Tamil is பாவாடை முதலியவற்றின் கீழ் விளிம்பு, தரையிலிருந்து விளிம்பின் உயரம். See Hemline meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hemline?
Hemline is a noun.
How do you pronounce hemline?
Hemline is pronounced /ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of hemline?
The plural of hemline is hemlines.

Words near hemline in the dictionary

  1. hemizygous
  2. hemizygously
  3. Hemker
  4. Hemkers
  5. hemless
  6. hemline
  7. hemline theory
  8. hemlined
  9. hemlines
  10. Hemlington
  11. hemlock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hemline (page history and authors); hemline (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hemline (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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