sewableadj.1
/ˈsjuːəb(ə)l/ Capable of being drained.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [adjective] > of land: capable of being drained
drainable1611
sewable1848
1848 Act 12 & 13 Vict. c. 50 §3 To appoint one or more competent person or persons, being an occupier of sewable lands..to act as dyke-reeve within each of such sub-districts.
1894 Minute-bk. Court of Sewers, Wapentake of Manley &c. Dec. 17 Being occupiers of not less than ten acres of sewable land in the Messingham District..they are hereby appointed to act as dykereeves within the said district.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
sewableadj.2
/ˈsəʊəb(ə)l/ Capable of being stitched or sewn, or made by sewing; suitable for sewing.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [adjective] > other
pallenOE
richa1200
sere1523
fleecy1790
tortile1835
unwashable1839
suede1864
uncrushable1873
suede leather1882
flouncy1900
sewable1972
1972 Where? Feb. 34/2 The only limitation in this competition is that the flag should be somehow sewable.
1988 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. (New Jersey Weekly section) 29/2 The rules seem to be that whatever is sewable, goes.
Derivatives
sewaˈbility n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > qualities of
wearing1549
unshrinkability1934
crease-resistance1935
stain-resistance1959
sewability1960
1960 Clothing Machine Engineer Winter 47 The sewability of threads.
1970 Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 23 Oct. 174/2 Doubts were expressed about the sewability and the possibility of upholstering such features as piping and buttons with such a bulky fabric.
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adj.11848adj.21960- to lie light upon
- to lie low
- to lie lown
- to lie muzzled
- to lie near
- to lie neck and heels
- to lie of , on, upon
- to lie of arch, on, upon
- to lie off
- to lie on
- to lie on one's hands
- to lie on one's mind
- to lie on one's oars
- to lie on one's stomach
- to lie on the gavel
- to lie on the table
- to lie on wait
- to lie one in hand to do
- to lie or be in the suds
- to lie or be to or in wed
- to lie or hang heavy
- to lie out
- to lie out of one's ground
- to lie out of one's money
- to lie over