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Sew

Sew Meaning & Definition
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.

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