resewv.
/ˌriːˈsəʊ/, U.S. /riˈsoʊ/ transitive. To sew or sew up again.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > again
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1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. iii. iv. f. 16/1 We coulde not easylye resowe them agayne [Du. en soude connen hervatten].
1835 J. B. B. Clarke Hist. & Descriptive Catal. European & Asiatic Manuscripts 108 If the Skins become unstitched they may be resewed twice.
1896 Daily News 23 May 6/3 There are fewer stitches to give way and need resewing.
1954 Jrnl. Criminal Law, Criminol. & Police Sci. 45 484 Do not hesitate to open the seams of containers such as suitcases, for criminals have been known to hide objects behind the lining and resew the seam.
1998 G. O'Hara Callan Dict. Fashion & Fashion Designers 88/2 By the late 19th century, it was possible to clean complete garments rather than unpick and later resew stained sections.
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reˈsewing n.
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1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. iii. ii. f. 14/1 In the resowinge of a wounde, we must deligentlye note [etc.].
1847 Ann. Reg. 1846 373/2 The thread used for the resewing was darker than that with which the bed had been originally sewn.
1951 L. N. Feipel & E. W. Browning Libr. Binding Man. vi. 34 The resewing of the volume comes next and is one of the most fascinating processes in the bindery.
2004 M. Gullick in D. W. Rollason Durham Liber Vitae & its Context i. 42 There is evidence from sewing thread and stations of a resewing that employed at least six stations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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