Category:Sew

Sew, n.Etym: [oe. See sewer household officer.]

Defn: juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [obs.] Gower. I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer.

Sew Sew, v. t. Etym: [see sue to follow.]

Defn: to follow; to pursue; to sue. [obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Sew Sew, v. t. [imp. Sewed; p. p. Sewed, rarely sewn (p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] Etym: [oe. sewen, sowen, as. siówian, siwian; akin to ohg. Siuwan, icel. s, sw. sy, dan. sye, goth. siujan, lith. siuti, russ, Shite, l. ssuere, gr. siv. sq. root156. Cf. Seam a suture, suture.]

1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and Thread. No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. Mark ii. 21.

2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a Rip.

3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a Bag.

Sew Sew, v. i.

Defn: to practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

Sew Sew, v. t. Etym: [sq. root151 b. See sewer a drain.]

Defn: to drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [obs.] Tusser.