Unsewn

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of unsew form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not sewn. not-comparable

    "And so time went on, and the little Rabbit was very happy—so happy that he never noticed how his beautiful velveteen fur was getting shabbier and shabbier, and his tail coming unsewn, and all the pink rubbed off his nose where the Boy had kissed him."

Example

More examples

"And so time went on, and the little Rabbit was very happy—so happy that he never noticed how his beautiful velveteen fur was getting shabbier and shabbier, and his tail coming unsewn, and all the pink rubbed off his nose where the Boy had kissed him."

Etymology

From un- + sewn.

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