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See under Hemp.
The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
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a.
Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
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Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids.
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Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.
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Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves.
pron.
Alt. of Hemselven
n.
The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.
a.
Like hemp.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hemstitch
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Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.
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Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.
n.
A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
imp. & p. p.
of Hemstitch
n.
See Hematophilia.
n.
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called haematoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called haematocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
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Like hemp.
n.
The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
v. t.
To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.
n.
A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem.
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