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sewing
(encz) | sewing,šití Zdeněk Brož |
Sewing
(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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Sewing
(gcide) | 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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sewing
(wn) | 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] |
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sewing basket
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sewing kit
(encz) | sewing kit, n: |
sewing machine
(encz) | sewing machine,šicí stroj Zdeněk Brož |
sewing needle
(encz) | sewing needle, n: |
sewing room
(encz) | sewing room, n: |
sewing-machine
(encz) | sewing-machine,šicí stroj Zdeněk Brož |
sewing-machine operator
(encz) | sewing-machine operator, n: |
sewing-machine stitch
(encz) | sewing-machine stitch, n: |
Goosewing
(gcide) | Goosewing \Goose"wing`\, n. (Naut.)
One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail
when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
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Goosewinged
(gcide) | Goosewinged \Goose"winged`\, a. (Naut.)
(a) Having a "goosewing."
(b) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on
one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.
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Plain sewing
(gcide) | Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. Plainer; superl. Plainest.] [F.,
level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.
Llano, Piano, Plan, Plane level, a level surface.]
1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;
even. See Plane.
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The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
places plain. --Isa. xl. 4.
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2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
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Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.
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3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;
clear; unmistakable. "'T is a plain case." --Shak.
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4.
(a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without
conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
(b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show
or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common. "Plain
yet pious Christians." --Hammond. "The plain people."
--A. Lincoln.
(c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;
artless; honest; frank. "An honest mind, and plain."
--Shak.
(d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain
food.
(e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain
woman.
(f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.
(g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.
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Plain battle, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Plain chant (Mus.) Same as Plain song, below.
Plain chart (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's
projection.
Plain dealer.
(a) One who practices plain dealing.
(b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.
Plain dealing. See under Dealing.
Plain molding (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are
plain figures.
Plain sewing, sewing of seams by simple and common
stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;
-- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.
Plain song.
(a) The Gregorian chant, or canto fermo; the prescribed
melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,
in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond
the compass of an octave.
(b) A simple melody.
Plain speaking, plainness or bluntness of speech.
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Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;
undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;
unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;
distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See Manifest.
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Sewing
(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.
[1913 Webster]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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Sewing horse
(gcide) | 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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Sewing machine
(gcide) | 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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Sewing press
(gcide) | 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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Sewing table
(gcide) | 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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sewing basket
(wn) | sewing basket
n 1: a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored |
sewing kit
(wn) | sewing kit
n 1: a kit of articles used in sewing |
sewing machine
(wn) | sewing machine
n 1: a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing |
sewing needle
(wn) | sewing needle
n 1: a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle, {devil's
darning needle}, sewing needle, snake feeder, {snake
doctor}, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk] |
sewing room
(wn) | sewing room
n 1: a room set aside for sewing |
sewing stitch
(wn) | sewing stitch
n 1: a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle
through fabric or leather [syn: sewing stitch,
embroidery stitch] |
sewing-machine operator
(wn) | sewing-machine operator
n 1: someone who sews by operating a sewing machine |
sewing-machine stitch
(wn) | sewing-machine stitch
n 1: a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using
more than one thread [syn: machine stitch, {sewing-
machine stitch}] |
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