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Synonyms for sewn

Grammar : Adj
Spell : sohn
Phonetic Transcription : soÊŠn

Définition of sewn

Origin :
  • Old English siwian "to stitch, sew, mend, patch, knit together," earlier siowian, from Proto-Germanic *siwjanan (cf. Old Norse syja, Swedish sy, Danish sye, Old Frisian sia, Old High German siuwan, Gothic siujan "to sew"), from PIE root *syu- "to bind, sew" (cf. Sanskrit sivyati "sews," sutram "thread, string;" Greek hymen "thin skin, membrane," hymnos "song;" Latin suere "to sew, sew together;" Old Church Slavonic Å¡ijo "to sew," Å¡ivu "seam;" Lettish siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Russian Å¡vec "tailor"). Related: Sewed; sewing. To sew (something) up "bring it to a conclusion" is a figurative use attested by 1904.
  • adj stitched
Example sentences :
  • Ten golden pieces are sewn into the hem of your under doublet.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • You see it is impossible for him to stop in here with you for ever, as if he was sewn on to your petticoat.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • The hose is of heavy duck, sometimes double, sewn by machine.
  • Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
  • In these cities the garments were cut and sent out to the dwellings of the poor to be sewn.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • The perspiration ran down my face, got into my eyes—my arms were sewn in.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • I myself shall bear them, sewn in my clothes, to our native land.
  • Extract from : « The Radiant Shell » by Paul Ernst
  • Another thickness of hide is sewn at the bottom, to form the sole, and there it is.
  • Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty
  • The wound was sewn up and then bandaged, as was that on the arm.
  • Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
  • When all are sewn, remove the papers and flatten the seams with an iron.
  • Extract from : « Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving » by Grace Christie
  • Nothing of all they have is sewn on; everything is basted or pinned.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet

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