dictionary definitions for "sewed"


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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sewed
      adj 1: fastened with stitches [syn: sewed, sewn, stitched]


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