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Sew Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Sew? [v] fasten by sewing; do needlework [v] create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Sew: run up \| sew together \| stitch \| tailor \| tailor-make Related Terms \| Find terms related to Sew: See Also \| backstitch \| baste \| cast on \| conjoin \| fashion \| fasten \| fell \| finedraw \| fix \| forge \| gather \| hem \| hemstitch \| join \| overcast \| pucker \| quilt \| resew \| retick \| run up \| seam \| secure \| tack \| tick \| tuck Sew In Webster's Dictionary \Sew\, n.[OE. See {Sewer} household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower. I will not tell of their strange sewes. --Chaucer. \Sew\, v. t. [See {Sue} to follow.] To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. \Sew\, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????, Skr. siv. [root]156. Cf. {Seam} a suture, {Suture}.] 1. 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. --Mark ii. 21. 2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip. 3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag. \Sew\, v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread. \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See {Sewer} a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser.

Sew Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sew?

[v] fasten by sewing; do needlework
[v] create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

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Sew In Webster's Dictionary

\Sew\, n.[OE. See {Sewer} household officer.]
Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower.

      I will not tell of their strange sewes.  --Chaucer.


\Sew\, v. t. [See {Sue} to follow.]
To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.


\Sew\, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian,
s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye,
Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????,
Skr. siv. [root]156. Cf. {Seam} a suture, {Suture}.]
1. 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.                              --Mark ii. 21.

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

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


\Sew\, v. i.
To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.


\Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See {Sewer} a drain.]
To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser.

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