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/sˈoʊɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Sew v. t. (past sewed; past part. sewn; pres. part. sewing)

To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread. "No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment."

To close or stop by ssewing; often with up; as, to sew up a rip.

To inclose by sewing; sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.

Sew v. i. (past sewed; past part. sewn; pres. part. sewing) To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

noun

Sewing n.

The act or occupation of one who sews.

That which is sewed with the needle.

Sewing horse (Harness making), a clamp, operated by the foot, for holding pieces of leather while being sewed.

Sewing machine, a machine for sewing or stitching.

Sewing press, or Sewing table (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.

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Etymology of 'Sewing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sewing" Quotes from Famous Books

... little prayer in his heart, never articulate, that life would be good to her; that she might keep her illusions and her dreams; that the soundness and wholesomeness of her might keep her from unhappiness. Sometimes, as she sat reading or sewing, with the light behind her shining through her soft hair, he saw in her a purity ...

— The Breaking Point • Mary Roberts Rinehart

... I can do for her?" Rebecca asked finally in a desperate way. "If I can get her sewing ...

— The Wind in the Rose-bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural • Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

... afternoon she was in the attic room, sewing at a frock for Robbie Goldsworthy—Robert Pennycuick, after the grandfather who had been expected to leave much money—while Deb and Frances entertained visitors downstairs. Old Keziah had brought her tea and cakes, and she had had a pleasant time with ...

— Sisters • Ada Cambridge

... were being drilled into soldiers, half-naked under the cutting blast of the north wind, their knees shaking tinder them, their arms and legs blue with cold, their stomachs empty, and their teeth chattering with fear; women were sewing shirts for the great improvised army, with eyes straining to see the stitches by the flickering light of the torches, their throats parched with the continual inhaling of smoke-laden air; even children, with weak, clumsy little fingers, were picking rags ...

— El Dorado • Baroness Orczy

... were at work, and all were eager; the servants contended for the honor of going with their master; the women flocked to the house to assist in the work of preparation, cutting out and making under-clothes, knitting socks, picking lint, preparing bandages, and sewing on uniforms; for many of the men who had enlisted were of the poorest class, far too poor to furnish anything themselves, and their equipment had to be contributed mainly by wealthier neighbors. The work was carried on at night as well as by day, for the occasion ...

— The Burial of the Guns • Thomas Nelson Page

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