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(), n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] Gower. I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer. Sew v. t.[See Sue to follow.] To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. Sew (), v. t.[imp.Sewed (); p. p.Sewed, rarely Sewn (); p. pr. & vb. n.Sewing.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siwian, swian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. sja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. , Skr. siv. 156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.] 1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread. No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. Mark ii. 21. 2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip. 3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag. Sew v. i.To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread. Sew (), v. t.[151 b. See Sewer a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] Tusser. スポンサード リンク
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