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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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Sewing \Sew"ing\, n.
1. The act or occupation of one who sews.
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2. That which is sewed with the needle.
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{Sewing horse} (Harness making), a clamp, operated by the
foot, for holding pieces of leather while being sewed.

{Sewing machine}, a machine for sewing or stitching.

{Sewing press}, or {Sewing table} (Bookbinding), a fixture or
table having a frame in which are held the cords to which
the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.
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