Definition of sewing
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:the act, method, or occupation of one that sews
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:material that has been or is to be sewed
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Examples of sewing in a Sentence
She left her sewing in the living room.
Recent Examples of sewing from the Web
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Attendees will see Martha Pullen sewing and embroidery and enjoy checking out the fabric and quilting supplies at all the vendor exhibits.
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Behind its front door, a rabbit warren of rooms is flanked by a hallway stacked high with Dole Banana boxes and other random objects: sewing machine, saddle, sled.
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, file photo, a worker at the C.C. Filson Co. manufacturing facility stitches a belt at a sewing machine, in Seattle.
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There’s the evidence, too, of the care that someone took in cutting, sewing, and fitting the robes.
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An old-fashioned sewing machine, proudly displayed in the foyer, was used by her grandmother.
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Two years earlier, after all, he had been fired after proving himself to be the sort of executive who left work early to take sewing classes rather than fix his company’s unmitigated server outages.
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The Johnsons grew up tinkering with parts of old sewing machines and lawn mowers, which their parents, both trained as engineers, picked up from scrap yards in Fairbanks.
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At a sewing machine, Lord Klot, 53, was sewing together 100-yard spools of crinoline and satin ribbon, a process known as rowing.
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First Known Use of sewing
14th century
SEWING Defined for English Language Learners
sewing
play
noun
Definition of sewing for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of using a needle and thread to make or repair something (such as a piece of clothing)
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: things that are used for sewing or that are being sewn
SEWING Defined for Kids
sewing
noun
sew·ing
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ˈsō-iŋ
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Definition of sewing for Students
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:the act, method, or occupation of someone or something that works with needle and thread
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:material being or to be worked with needle and thread
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