Sew (?), n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.]
Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.
[Obs.]
Gower.
I will not tell of their strange sewes.
Chaucer.
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Sew, v. t. [See Sue to follow.]
To follow; to pursue; to sue.
[Obs.]
Chaucer. Spenser.
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Sew (?), v. t. [imp. Sewed (?); p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn (); p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siowian, siwian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. sja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. , Skr. siv. &root;156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.]
1.
To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment.
Mark ii. 21.
2.
To close or stop by sewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.
3.
To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.
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Sew, v. i.
To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
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Sew (?), v. t. [&root;151 b. See Sewer a drain.]
To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
[Obs.]
Tusser.
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