Sew

  • 121Sewed — Sew Sew, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si[ o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????,… …

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  • 122Sewed — Sew Sew, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si[ o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????,… …

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  • 123Sewing — Sew Sew, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si[ o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????,… …

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  • 124Sewn — Sew Sew, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si[ o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????,… …

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  • 125sewage — sew·age sü ij n refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers * * * sew·age (sooґəj) the used water supply of a community, consisting of an aqueous suspension of feces and other waste materials; the contents of sewers …

    Medical dictionary

  • 126ply one's needle — sew diligently, sew assiduously …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 127sewage — sew•age [[t]ˈsu ɪdʒ[/t]] also sewerage n. civ the waste matter that passes through sewers • Etymology: 1825–35; sew (er)1+ age …

    From formal English to slang

  • 128sow — sew, sow verbs. Sew means ‘to form stitches with a needle and thread’ and has the past form sewed and the past participle sewn or sewed. Sow means ‘to plant (seed)’ and has the past form sowed and the past participle sown or sowed …

    Modern English usage