GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 5 definitions

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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.]
   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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   To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.
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   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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