ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Sewing', Synonyms of 'Sewing' & More on 'Sewing'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Smyth sewing, applique, backing, baste, bibliopegy, bind, binder board, binding, book cloth, book cover, book jacket, bookbinding, bookcase, buttonhole, case, casemaking, casing-in, collating, collating mark, cover, crochet, cross-stitch, dust cover, dust jacket, embroider, fell, folding, footband, gather, gathering, gluing-off, hard binding, headband, jacket, knit, library binding, lining, lining-up, machine-stitch, mechanical binding, niggerhead, overcast, overhand, perfect binding, plastic binding, purl, quilt, renter, rounding, run, saddle stitching, saddle-stitch, seam, side sewing, signature, single-stitch, slipcase, slipcover, smashing, soft binding, spiral binding, stamping, stapling, tack, tailband, tat, tipping, trimming, whip, whipstitch, wire stitching, wrapper

Dictionary Results for sewing:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

sewing
    n 1: joining or attaching by stitches [syn: sewing,
         stitching]
    2: needlework on which you are working with needle and thread;
       "she put her sewing back in the basket" [syn: sewing,
       stitchery]

2. 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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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