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   Sew (?), n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.]  Gower.
   
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   I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer.
   
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   Sew, v. t. [See Sue to follow.] To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.]  Chaucer. Spenser.
   
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   Sew (?), v. t. [imp. Sewed (?); p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn (); p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siówian, sīwian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. sja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L.  ssuere, Gr. , Skr. siv. √156.  Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.]
   1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.
   
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   No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. Mark ii. 21.
   
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   2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, “to sew up a rip”.
   
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   3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, “to sew money in a bag”.
   
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   Sew, v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
   
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   Sew (?), v. t. [√151 b. See Sewer a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.]  Tusser.
   
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