SEWINGS

Noun

sewings

plural of sewing

Anagrams

• swinges

Source: Wiktionary


SEWING

Sew"ing, n.

1. The act or occupation of one who sews.

2. 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.

SEW

Sew, n.Etym: [OE. See Sewer household officer.]

Definition: Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] Gower. I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer.

Sew, v. t. Etym: [See Sue to follow.]

Definition: To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Sew, v. t. [imp. Sewed; p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn (; p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] Etym: [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siówian, siwian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. siv. sq. root156. 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.

Definition: To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

Sew, v. t. Etym: [sq. root151 b. See Sewer a drain.]

Definition: To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] Tusser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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