sewing
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sew/səʊ/
▶verb (past part. sewn or sewed)
- 1 join, fasten, or repair by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
- 2 (sew something up) informal bring something to a favourable state or conclusion.
– origin OE siwan, of Gmc origin.
'sewing' also found in these Oxford entries:
accoutre
- backstitch
- baste
- bee
- blind stitch
- cotton
- couture
- darning needle
- durzi
- feather stitch
- foot
- haberdasher
- haberdashery
- housewife
- lock stitch
- loop stitch
- machine
- mending
- needle
- needlewoman
- needlework
- notion
- perfect binding
- sew
- sewing machine
- sharp
- shuttle
- slip stitch
- stitch
- tack
- tension
- thimble
- thread
- unpick
- work
- yarn
