to machine-sew
1sew — [sō] vt. sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing [ME sewen < OE siwian, akin to Goth siujan < IE base * siw , to sew > SEAM, L suere (pp. sutus), to sew, sew together] 1. to join or fasten with stitches made with needle and thread 2. to make, mend …
2Machine embroidery — is a term that can be used to describe two different actions. The first is using a sewing machine to manually create (either freehand or with built in stitches) a design on a piece of fabric or other similar item. The second is to use a specially …
3sew — O.E. siwian to stitch, earlier siowian, from P.Gmc. *siwjanan (Cf. O.N. syja, Swed. sy, O.H.G. siuwan, Goth. siujan to sew ), from PIE root *syu to bind, sew (Cf. Skt. sivyati sews, sutram t …
4sew — ► VERB (past part. sewn or sewed) 1) join, fasten, or repair by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine. 2) (sew up) informal bring to a favourable state or conclusion. ORIGIN Old English …
5sew — [[t]soʊ[/t]] v. sewed, sewn sewed, sew•ing 1) clo to join or attach by stitches 2) clo to make, repair, etc., by such means: She sewed her own wedding gown[/ex] 3) clo to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag[/ex] 4) clo to close …
6sew — 01. Your mother can [sew] a patch over that hole in the knee of your jeans if you want. 02. Sophie is interested in becoming a fashion designer, so she has to learn to [sew], in addition to working on her artistic skills. 03. You ll have to… …
7sew — sew1 sewable, adj., n. /soh/, v., sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing. v.t. 1. to join or attach by stitches. 2. to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means. 3. to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag …
8sew — [[t]so͟ʊ[/t]] sews, sewing, sewed, sewn 1) VERB When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle. [V n] She sewed the dresses on the sewing… …
9machine — ma|chine1 [ mə ʃin ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of equipment that does a particular job by using electricity, steam, gas, etc.: Sue showed him how to operate the machine. by machine: These companies do everything by machine these days. a ) a… …
10machine — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job: a machine that fills the bottles | Could you get me a Coke from the machine? | sewing/washing machine etc (=a machine that can sew, wash clothes etc) |… …
