sewing
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
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costura
- It's a cold, dark October night, and what better time to get started on sewing spring projects.
- sewing machine
- sewing needle
- sewing thread
The mother takes in sewing projects so she can work at home.
- The mother takes in sewing projects so she can work at home.
- Couture in French simply means sewing, nothing more.
- And finally, practice sewing or patch repair.
- Not a lot of sewing, not a RIP or a tear, just a fray.
- Yeah, the sewing stuffed up a bit there.
- We're all old hands, so I don't have to go through all the usual sewing and dance about what we do.
Examples
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One day, the missionaries had the girls practicing sewing as part of their domestic education.
Academic text (2000) -
We have shared our interests in reading, sewing, cooking, and attending plays.
Fiction book (1992) -
The mother takes in sewing projects so she can work at home.
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Well, I'm sure Lisa's fingers hurt from all that sewing.
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Here's my tool kit with all of my cutting and sewing and pattern making supplies.
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Girls perform fine motor activities like sewing and drawing, which tend to be solitary, sedentary, and structured.
Academic text (2004) -
A shelf above the rod is stacked high with sewing supplies in clear plexiboxes.
Fiction book (1991) -
She enjoys sewing her own clothes to express her creativity.
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After a long day, I find sewing to be a relaxing hobby.
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The sewing kit contains everything needed to fix a torn shirt.
Synonyms
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The action of joining cloth pieces with a needle and thread
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3.4
Work done by sewing or embroidery and things made in this way
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6.8
Decorative sewing done with a needle and thread
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3.6
Work made by sewing or knitting to make patterns on cloth like a quilt
Making things by hand with a needle, for example sewing and embroidery
Compounds
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1.6
A thin metal tool with a point and a hole for thread used to push thread through cloth
- Specialized
A machine that sews hems so the stitches are not seen from the outside
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
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Etymology
Sewing comes from a very old word that meant 'to stitch' or 'to join' cloth with thread, much like the common word stitch. So, sewing is the activity of joining or attaching things by needle and thread.