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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sew
       v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {run up}, {sew
            together}, {stitch}]
       2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a
          suit by next week?" [syn: {tailor}, {tailor-make}]
       [also: {sewn}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sewn
       adj : fastened with stitches [syn: {sewed}, {stitched}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sewn
       See {sew}

















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