1. United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867); [syn: Howe, Elias Howe]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Elias Howe
n 1: United States inventor who built early sewing machines and
won suits for patent infringement against other
manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867) [syn:
Howe, Elias Howe]