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Definitions
- 1 Broth, gravy. obsolete
"And than as for other Potages, ſtued Trypys, yt is dight redy. And than for to make the Numbleis in ſewe[…]"
- 1 To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together. transitive
"Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay."
- 2 To drain the water from. obsolete, transitive
"Now geld with the gelder the ram and the bul, / sew ponds, amend dammes, and sel webster thy wul"
- 3 fasten by sewing; do needlework wordnet
- 4 To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together. intransitive
- 5 Of a ship, to be grounded.
"The upward reaction of the keel blocks may be considered as a negative weight in a moment calculation, producing a decrease in the ship's stability, and it is most important that the vessel remains stable until she takes the blocks along the full length of her keel, i.e. when she is sewed, for until this moment the side shores cannot be successfully rigged."
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- 6 create (clothes) with cloth wordnet
- 7 Followed by into: to enclose by sewing. transitive
"to sew money into a bag"
Etymology
From Middle English sewen, seowen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew, North Frisian saie, sei, Saterland Frisian säie, Danish sy, Swedish sy, and, more distantly, Polish szyć, Russian шить (šitʹ), Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Related to seam.
Back-formation from sewer (“a drain”).
From Middle English sew (“broth”), from Old English sēaw (“sap, juice”), from Proto-West Germanic *sauw.
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