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Sewing

//ˈsəʊɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb to sew. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    joining or attaching by stitches wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that is being or has been sewn. countable, uncountable

    "She put down her sewing and went to answer the door."

  4. 4
    needlework on which you are working with needle and thread wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sew form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sew + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sewinge, seuinge, seuwinge (“sewing”), equivalent to sew + -ing.

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