单词 | oversewing |
释义 | oversewingn. The action or technique of oversewing. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > oversewing whipping1814 oversewing1873 overhanding1908 serging1908 overlocking1960 1873 C. E. Beecher Miss Beecher's Housekeeper 363 These strips are to be cut into pieces five or six inches long, turned down and pinched to prepare for oversewing, and then put together and basted with a needle and thread. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 376/1 Over-sewing, a method of Plain-sewing, otherwise known as Seaming, or Top-sewing, and executed somewhat after the manner of Over-casting. But the great difference between Over-sewing and Over-casting is that the former is closely and finely executed for the uniting of two selvedges or folds of material, and the latter is very loosely done, and only for the purpose of keeping raw edges from ravelling-out. 1938 L. M. Harrod Librarians' Gloss. 109 Oversewing, the act or process of sewing over and over the leaves of a book. 1995 Pop. Crafts Feb. 35/1 Stitch or crochet the motifs together by oversewing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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