Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
- intransitive verb To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching.
- intransitive verb To work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete spelling of
sue . - An obsolete or dialectal preterit of
sow . - To unite, join, or attach by means of a thread, twine, wire, or other flexible material, with or without the aid of a needle, awl, or other tool.
- To put together or construct, or to repair, as a garment, by means of a needle and thread.
- To serve at table, as by carving, tasting, etc.
- In bookbinding, to pass the thread separately through the creased fold of each section of (an unbound book).
- noun Juice; broth; gravy; hence, a pottage; a made dish.
- noun A drain; a sewer.
- To drain dry, as land; drain off, as water.
- In falconry, to wipe: said of a hawk that cleans its beak.
- To ooze out.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
- transitive verb obsolete To follow; to pursue; to sue.
- noun obsolete Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.
- intransitive verb To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
- transitive verb To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.
- transitive verb To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with
up . - transitive verb To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with
up .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To use a
needle to passthread repeatedly through (pieces offabric ) in order to join them together. - verb intransitive To use a
needle to passthread repeatedly through pieces offabric in order to join them together. - verb obsolete, transitive To
drain , as apond , for taking thefish .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
- verb create (clothes) with cloth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have found lots of great tips and tricks with this book and there are quite a few unique skirts that you can learn to sew from the book.
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I think one of the mistakes women make when they want to learn to sew, is to pay for an expensive course that makes it a complicated and unhappy experience.
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You can find a basic sewing machine pretty inexpensively, especially if you search out ebay and craigslist; learning to sew is just practice, practice, practice.
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I think one of the mistakes women make when they want to learn to sew, is to pay for an expensive course that makes it a complicated and unhappy experience.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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I found teaching my own girls to sew is hard sometimes!
Sarah's sudoku quilt and a bag katelnorth 2007
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For example, choosing to sew is a calculation of how we spend time, energy, and money.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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Just because I’m a girl I know how to sew, is that it?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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Just because I’m a girl I know how to sew, is that it?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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Just because I’m a girl I know how to sew, is that it?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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Just because I’m a girl I know how to sew, is that it?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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