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uk â /hem/ us â /hem/. âº the edge of a piece of cloth, such as the bottom edge of a skirt or dress, that is folded over and sewn so that it does not develop loose threads: I took the hem up/let the hem down. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Parts of clothes.
redâ² bloodâ² cell`. any of the cells of the blood that in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Also called erythrocyte, redâ² bloodâ² cor`puscle.