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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEW, To follow. [Not used. See Sue.]
SEW, v.t. pronounced so, and better written soe. To unite or fasten together with a needle and thread.
They sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons. Genesis 3.
To sew up, to inclose by sewing; to inclose in anything sewed.
Thou sewest up my iniquity. Job 14.
Sew me up the sdirts of the gown. Shak.
SEW, v.i. To practice sewing; to join things with stitches.
SEW, v.t. [L. sicco, to dry.] To drain a pond for taking the fish. Obs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: sew, run up, sew together, stitch]
2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" [syn: sew, tailor, tailor-make]

Merriam Webster's

verb (sewed; sewn or sewed; sewing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English s?wian; akin to Old High German siuwen to sew, Latin suere Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to unite or fasten by stitches 2. to close or enclose by sewing <sew the money in a bag> intransitive verb to practice or engage in sewing • sewability noun • sewable adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (past part. sewn or sewed) 1 (also absol.) fasten, join, etc., by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing-machine. 2 make (a garment etc.) by sewing. 3 (often foll. by on, in, etc.) attach by sewing (shall I sew on your buttons?). Phrases and idioms: sew up 1 join or enclose by sewing. 2 colloq. (esp. in passive) satisfactorily arrange or finish dealing with (a project etc.). 3 esp. US obtain exclusive use of. Derivatives: sewer n. Etymology: OE si(o)wan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sew Sew, v. t. [See Sue to follow.] To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sew Sew, v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sew Sew, v. t. [[root]151 b. See Sewer a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sews, sewing, sewed, sewn) 1. When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle. She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine... Anyone can sew on a button, including you... Mrs Roberts was a dressmaker, and she taught her daughter to sew. VERB: V n, V n with on, V 2. When something such as a hand or finger is sewn back by a doctor, it is joined with the patient's body using a needle and thread. The hand was preserved in ice by neighbours and sewn back on in hospital... VERB: be V-ed adv see also sewing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Work with needle and thread, stitch. II. v. a. Stitch.

Moby Thesaurus

articulate, batten, batten down, bleed, bolt, buckle, butt, button, clasp, cleat, clip, dovetail, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, latch, lock, miter, mortise, nail, needle, ooze, peg, pin, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seep, sew up, skewer, snap, staple, stick, stitch, sweat, tack, tailor, toggle, transude, wedge, weep, zipper