sew : Idioms & Phrases
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Plain sewing
- sewing of seams by simple and common stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.; distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.
Webster 1913
sew together
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verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
sew; stitch; run up.
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sewing basket
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noun a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored
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sewing kit
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noun a kit of articles used in sewing
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sewing machine
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noun a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing
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sewing needle
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noun a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
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noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
dragonfly; snake doctor; mosquito hawk; skeeter hawk; devil's darning needle; snake feeder; darning needle.
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sewing room
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noun a room set aside for sewing
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sewing stitch
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noun a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
embroidery stitch.
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sewing-machine operator
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noun someone who sews by operating a sewing machine
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sewing-machine stitch
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noun a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread
machine stitch.
