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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sew \Sew\, n.[OE. See {Sewer} household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower. I will not tell of their strange sewes. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See {Sue} to follow.] To follow to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sew \Sew\, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p. pr & vb n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS si['o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw sy Dan. sye, Goth. siujan Lith. siuti Russ, shite, L. ssuere Gr ????, Skr. siv. [root]156. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sew \Sew\, v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sew \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See {Sewer} a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sew v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {run up}, {sew together}, {stitch}] 2: create with cloth; of textiles [syn: {tailor}, {tailor-make}]
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