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▪ I. sewn, ppl. a.|səʊn|
[pa. pple. of sew v.1]
a. Stitched, fastened by means of sewing. Chiefly with prefix, as hand-sewn, machine-sewn.
1866Chamb. Encycl. VIII. 645 The operator, who keeps drawing the sewn cloth off at the eye-end of the needle. 1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 73 Sewn Ornament Maker. 1895Hasluck's Boot Making iii. 57 Shoemakers call all work sewn that is treated with a round awl; while stitching is only technically applied where the square awl is used.
b. With advbs. forming adjs., as sewn-in, sewn-on.
1961Guardian 15 Sept. 10/1 Garments..will have sewn-in labels giving simple washing instructions. 1965E. C. Hiscock Cruising under Sail (ed. 2) i. vii. 136 In way of the grommet the boltrope is usually protected against chafe by sewn-on leather or plastic. 1977Guardian 10 Jan. 8/1 The pallid youth in the tie-die shirt with a sewn-on picture of Marx.
▪ II. sewn(e
obs. forms of seven. |