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The Clue

Borders (4 letter answer)

The Answer

HEMS

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Notes

The answer HEMS is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

Related Clues

Bastes
Edges
Encloses, with "in"
___ and haws
Hesitates
Hesitations
Purfles
Surrounds, with "in"
Border lines?
Clothes lines
Dressmakers' concerns
Fashion lines
Fixes the length of
Garment borders
Haws' companions
Haw's partner
Haws' partners
Lines of fashion
A-lines' lines
Partners of haws
Sewer lines?
Skirt bottoms
Skirt lines
Skirt parts
Speech pauses
Takes up
Certain bottom lines
Changing lines on dresses
Does some tailoring
Fashion's changing lines
Fashion's varying lines
Lines of interest to milady
Makes hesitant sounds
Often-changed lines
Maintains the border, say
They go up and down periodically

Definition

HEM as a noun:

1. lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

HEM as a verb:

1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
2. utter `hem' or `ahem'