present participle of kiss the hem of someone's garment

(astronomy, astrology) Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator . / (figuratively) A realm or domain of activity .

A heavy release of blood within or from the body. / (figuratively) A sudden or significant loss

(intransitive) To bleed copiously. / (transitive, figuratively) To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. / Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. / (slang, historical) The gallows.

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

The fibre of the abaca.

The hemisphere of the Earth to the west of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and east of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line). / (metonymically) The Americas.

The hemisphere of the Earth to the east of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line).

The hemisphere of the Earth (or any celestial body) to the north of its equator.