unsewv.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a.

1. transitive. To undo the sewing of (a garment, etc.); to remove the stitches from.

ΘΚΠ

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 > undo sewing

unsew1340

unstitch1538

unseam1592

unpick1775

1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. v. 48 Heo wolde vn-souwen hire smok and setten þer an here.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Lev. xiii. 45 He shal haue his clothis vnsewyd [L. dissuta], the heed nakid, the mouth couered with the cloothe.

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxix. f. liiii/1 He commaunded hym to doo thynges agaynst reason, As..to vnsowe his gowne, And after to sowe it agayne.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vnsow,..resuo.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Descoudre, to vnsowe, vndoe stitches.

1712 I. Jaquelot tr. Specimen Papal & French Presecution 104 A pair of Old-Shooes unsew'd on both Sides.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Marroquin [The Skins] are taken out, drain'd on a Rack, unsewed, the Sumac taken out,..and dried.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. x. 139 I often observed the old man at work upon his pillow, unsewing and sewing it up again.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiv. 309 When she unsewed herself, and let out of her dress all those..valuables, which she had secreted in the wadding.

figurative.1340 Ayenbite (1866) 184 Salomon þus zayþ: ‘þer no guod red ne ys, þet uolk to-ualþ and is al onzauwed.’1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. lx. 411 Sancho was amazed, and purposed not to vnsow his lips, as long as he was in that company.1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 268 Even in those [friendships] that have been ill contracted, Cato's advice is good, They are rather to be unsewed then cut.1853 C. Reade Christie Johnstone 181 Time was to be given him to unsew a connection which he could not cut asunder.

2. To unwrap, uncover, set free, by the removal of stitches.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > unwrap > by removing stitches

unsew1390

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 315 Thei founde A bodi ded, which was bewounde In cloth of gold..Unsowed was the bodi sone.

1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 270 Bacchus being born in Arabia, or rather unsowed from the Thigh of his Mother Semele.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 22 So I took off my Under-coat, and..unsew'd them [sc. papers] from it.

Derivatives

unˈsewer n.

unˈsewing n.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues s.vv. Descouseur, Descousure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unsew
释义	unsewv. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. 1. transitive. To undo the sewing of (a garment, etc.); to remove the stitches from. ΘΚΠ 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 > undo sewing unsew1340 unstitch1538 unseam1592 unpick1775 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. v. 48 Heo wolde vn-souwen hire smok and setten þer an here. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Lev. xiii. 45 He shal haue his clothis vnsewyd [L. dissuta], the heed nakid, the mouth couered with the cloothe. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxix. f. liiii/1 He commaunded hym to doo thynges agaynst reason, As..to vnsowe his gowne, And after to sowe it agayne. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vnsow,..resuo. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Descoudre, to vnsowe, vndoe stitches. 1712 I. Jaquelot tr. Specimen Papal & French Presecution 104 A pair of Old-Shooes unsew'd on both Sides. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Marroquin [The Skins] are taken out, drain'd on a Rack, unsewed, the Sumac taken out,..and dried. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. x. 139 I often observed the old man at work upon his pillow, unsewing and sewing it up again. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiv. 309 When she unsewed herself, and let out of her dress all those..valuables, which she had secreted in the wadding. figurative.1340 Ayenbite (1866) 184 Salomon þus zayþ: ‘þer no guod red ne ys, þet uolk to-ualþ and is al onzauwed.’1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. lx. 411 Sancho was amazed, and purposed not to vnsow his lips, as long as he was in that company.1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 268 Even in those [friendships] that have been ill contracted, Cato's advice is good, They are rather to be unsewed then cut.1853 C. Reade Christie Johnstone 181 Time was to be given him to unsew a connection which he could not cut asunder. 2. To unwrap, uncover, set free, by the removal of stitches. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > unwrap > by removing stitches unsew1390 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 315 Thei founde A bodi ded, which was bewounde In cloth of gold..Unsowed was the bodi sone. 1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 270 Bacchus being born in Arabia, or rather unsowed from the Thigh of his Mother Semele. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 22 So I took off my Under-coat, and..unsew'd them [sc. papers] from it. Derivatives unˈsewer n. unˈsewing n. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues s.vv. Descouseur, Descousure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1340
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