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[syn: sewed, sewn, stitched]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sew \Sew\, v. t. [imp. Sewed; p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn; p.
pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian,
s[imac]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.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sewed
adj 1: fastened with stitches [syn: sewed, sewn, stitched]