Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiss the hem of someone's garment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
kiss the hem of -some-one's -gar-ment
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment.

Inflected Forms

kisses the hem of someone's garment (present, singular) kissing the hem of someone's garment (participle, present) kissed the hem of someone's garment (participle, past) kissed the hem of someone's garment (past)

Questions

What does kiss the hem of someone's garment mean?
Alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment.

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