Synonyms for sewing
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : soh-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsoʊ ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for sewing
Définition of sewing
Origin :- late 13c., "action of sewing;" c.1400, "sewn work," verbal noun from sew (v.). Sewing machine is attested from 1847.
- noun stitching
- She had taken her sewing again, and she bent her head over it as if she were ashamed.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Why, I don't earn that amount of money by six months' sewing.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- For her mother, sewing and cooking had been accomplishments; for her they were work.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- While he talked she would sit with her sewing, now and then putting in a question to help.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Women with peaceful faces could be seen bent over their sewing.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- We had all to take to tailoring, sewing, mending, and cobbling.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- As he gazed she dropped the sewing in her lap, and raised her head.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She was sitting by the window and her sewing was in her lap.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- In South Harniss she was active in church and sewing circles.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Keziah came in response to the call, her sewing in her hand.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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