Sew1, v. t.
(sū), v. t. [O. Eng. sewer, suwen, O. Fr. serre, sievre, seure, sieure, suire, sivre, siure, N. Fr. suivre, from Lat. sequi.] [Obs.]
- To follow; to pursue; to sue. See SUE. Spenser.
- To set on and remove the dishes at a feast.
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Sew
Sew2, v. t.
(sō), v. t. [imp. SEWED; p. p. SEWED, rarely SEWN; p. pr. & vb. n. SEWING.] [A-S. siwian, seowian, suwan, O. H. Ger. siuwian, siujan, Goth. siujan, O. Up. Ger. siuwen, seuen, O. Fries. sia, Sw. sy, Dan. sy, allied to Lith. sutti, Lat. suere.] To unite or fasten together with a needle and thread.
They sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Gen. iii. 7.
To sew up. (a.) To inclose by sewing; to inclose in any thing sewed. “If ever I said loose-bodied gown, sew me up in the skirts of it.” Shak. (b.) To close or stop by sewing; as, to sew up a rip; to sew up the mouth of a bag.
Sew (pronounced sō) is sometimes vulgarly used as the imperfect tense of this verb, instead of sewed.
Sew3, v. i.
(sō), v. i. To practice sewing; to join things with stitches.
Sew (sū)4, v. t.
[A-S. sīhan, contracted seón, to strain, filter, sile, flow down, descend, O. H. Ger. sīhan, N. H. Ger. seihen, seigen, L. Ger. sijen, D. zijgen, Icel. sia, Sw. siga.] To drain, as a pond for taking the fish. [Obs.]