Sewing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sewing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Sewing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sewing n joining or attaching by stitches [syn: sewing, stitching] needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket" Synonym(s): sewing, stitchery
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[a2]wian, s[c6]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]:
Sewing \Sew"ing\, n. 1. The act or occupation of one who sews. 2. That which is sewed with the needle. {Sewing horse} (Harness making), a clamp, operated by the foot, for holding pieces of leather while being sewed. {Sewing machine}, a machine for sewing or stitching. {Sewing press}, [or] {Sewing table} (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.