sewing
sewing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which is sewed with the needle. Sewing horse (Harness making), a clamp, operated by the foot, for holding pieces of leather while being sewed. -- Sewing machine, a machine for sewing or stitching. -- Sewing press, or Sewing table (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anguilliform
- band
- beard
- capillament
- capillary
- capilliform
- cilia
- cilium
- cord
- cotton
- fascia
- fiber
- fibril
- fibrillous
- fibrous
- filaceous
- filament
- filamentous
- filiform
- fillet
- flagelliform
- funicle
- funicular
- gossamer
- hair
- hairy
- hemp
- jute
- lath
- line
- list
- oakum
- ramification
- riband
- ribbon
- roll
- rope
- ropy
- rough
- roughness
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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