Missewn
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of missew form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Containing sewing errors.
"Thus, whether a dress was pretty and well made or ugly and missewn was irrelevant, since profit was not at issue: the dress would be “given away” at a subsidized price, not sold."
Example
More examples"Thus, whether a dress was pretty and well made or ugly and missewn was irrelevant, since profit was not at issue: the dress would be “given away” at a subsidized price, not sold."
Etymology
From mis- + sewn.
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