notion
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Small sewing items like buttons, pins, and thread
- noun
- /ˈnoʊʃən/
- US
:
accesorio de costura
- In the drawer, I keep my sewing notions, such as needles and measuring tape.
Examples
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The bolts of fabric were all down one wall, but sewing notions were in the third aisle.
Fiction book (1996) -
She bought several notions to complete her sewing project, including pins and fabric glue.
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Fifty dollars, while a lot, is not, I suppose, too much for a dress with all the notions that are needed to finish it these days.
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Mr. Tucker sells notions.
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The craft store has a wide variety of notions like buttons, zippers, and thread.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Notion for small sewing items probably grew from the common idea meaning of the word, where a 'notion' is a small thing or idea. A helpful way to remember this use is to imagine all the little bits you keep for a project—buttons, pins and thread—are the tiny 'notions' you need, which is why these small items are called 'notions' today.