(person that sews)

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• sewer — sewer1 [ su:ə] noun an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter. Origin ME: from Old North. Fr. seuwiere channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond , based on L. ex out of + aqua water . sewer2 [ səʊə] noun a… …   English new terms dictionary

• homonym — homonymic, adj. homonymity, n. /hom euh nim/, n. 1. homophone (def. 1). 2. a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, as chase to pursue and chase to ornament metal. 3. (loosely) homograph …   Universalium

• homonym — hom•o•nym [[t]ˈhɒm ə nɪm[/t]] n. 1) ling. homophone 1) 2) ling. a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, as chase“to pursue” and chase“to ornament metal.” 3) ling. homograph 4) a namesake • Etymology: 1635–45;… …   From formal English to slang

• Sewing — or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of …   Wikipedia

• sewist — n. A person who sews. Example Citations: I understand how teens like to shop and try on clothes, so maybe you won t be able to make all, or even most of their clothes, but after looking through the pattern catalogs, ready to wear styles are… …   New words

• sewer — sewer1 sewerless, adj. sewerlike, adj. /sooh euhr/, n. 1. an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city. v.t. 2. to provide or equip with sewers: a tax increase necessary to sewer the… …   Universalium

• sewer — I sew•er [[t]ˈsu ər[/t]] n. civ an artificial conduit, usu. underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME suer(e) < dial. OF se(u)wiere overflow channel (cf. OF ess(e)ouer(e) ditch)… …   From formal English to slang

• sewer — sewer1 [so͞o′ər] n. [ME < MFr esseweur < essever, to drain off < VL * exaquare < L ex, out + aqua, water: see ISLAND] a pipe or drain, usually underground, used to carry off water and waste matter vi. to clean or maintain sewers… …   English World dictionary

• sew|er — sew|er1 «SOO uhr», noun. an underground drain to carry off waste water and refuse. SYNONYM(S): conduit. ╂[< Old French sewiere sluice from a pond, ultimately < Latin ex out + aquāria (water) vessel < aqua water] sew|er2 «SOH uhr», noun.… …   Useful english dictionary

• List of Courage the Cowardly Dog characters — This is a list of characters from the American animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog, created by John R. Dilworth which aired from 1999 to 2002 on Cartoon Network. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Courage 1.2 Muriel and Eustace Bagge …   Wikipedia

• THEFT AND ROBBERY — (Heb. גְּנֵבָה וּגְזֵלָה). An object which is in the possession of a person without the consent of its owner or any other person having a right thereto, when that person knows – or should know – that the latter does not consent, is considered to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism