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sewn

made, repaired: I have sewn the pieces together.
Not to be confused with:
sown – impregnated with seed; propagated; spread: You have sown the seeds of suspicion.
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sewn

 (sōn)
v.
A past participle of sew.
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sewn

(səʊn)
vb
(Knitting & Sewing) a past participle of sew
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sew

(soʊ)

v. sewed, sewn sewed, sew•ing. v.t.
1. to join or attach by stitches.
2. to make, repair, etc., by such means: She sewed her own wedding gown.
3. to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag.
4. to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usu. fol. by up).
v.i.
5. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
6. sew up, Informal. to get, have, accomplish, or control successfully or completely: to sew up a deal; to sew up votes at a convention.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English siw(i)an, c. Old Frisian siā, Old High German siuwan, Old Norse sȳja, Gothic siujan, Latin suere (see suture); akin to seam]
sew′a•ble, adj., n.
sew`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sewn - fastened with stitches
sewed, stitched
seamed - having or joined by a seam or seams
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Upon the feet she had sewn a pair of red leather shoes with pointed toes.
The woman had cut a slit for the Patchwork Girl's mouth and sewn two rows of white pearls in it for teeth, using a strip of scarlet plush for a tongue.
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I said Friday and here it is, ready," said Platon, smiling and unfolding the shirt he had sewn.
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"It must be sewn on," she said, just a little patronisingly.
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I proceeded to clean off the residue of leather suede and fiber under the lifted leather and found myself looking at a damaged but surviving medieval alumtaw binding, complete with a neatly sewn end band.
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Needle and thread, color to match the cloth and any ribbon colors that need to be sewn. Assortment of decorative items in your design, such as fringe, seed beads, conchos, shell discs, ribbon, etc.
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This technique begs the questions: Did these elaborately crafted works really need to be sewn, and what does Reichek gain by clinging to a "lesser art"?
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The filled bag is trimmed at the top and then sewn by the MOS sewing system.
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