touch someone's hem
touch someone's hem is the alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment.
Meaning of touch the hem of someone's garment
Verb
touch the hem of someone's garment (third-person singular simple present touches the hem of someone's garment, present participle touching the hem of someone's garment, simple past and past participle touched the hem of someone's garment)
- To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone; to draw strength or comfort from someone who is superior.
- Thus, at peace with God and the world, the farmer of Grand-Pré
Lived on his sunny farm, and Evangeline governed his household.
Many a youth, as he knelt in the church and opened his missal,
Fixed his eyes upon her, as the saint of his deepest devotion;
Happy was he who might touch her hand or the...1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, chapter 1, in Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, part I
- Thus, at peace with God and the world, the farmer of Grand-Pré
Forms of touch someone's hem
| third-person singular present | touches someone's hem |
|---|---|
| present participle | touching someone's hem |
| past participle | touched someone's hem |
| past | touched someone's hem |
Questions about touch someone's hem
- What is touch someone's hem the alternative form of?
- Touch someone's hem is the alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment.
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