sewing bee

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• bee — ► NOUN 1) a stinging winged insect which collects nectar and pollen from flowers and produces wax and honey. 2) a meeting for communal work or amusement: a sewing bee. ● the bee s knees Cf. ↑the bee s knees ● have a bee in one s bonnet Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• bee — bee1 [bē] n. [ME < OE beo < IE base * bhei > Ger biene, OPrus bitte, OIr bech] any of a large superfamily (Apoidea) of broad bodied, four winged, hairy hymenopteran insects that gather pollen and nectar, have biting as well as sucking… …   English World dictionary

• bee — bee1 beelike, adj. /bee/, n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc. 2. the common honeybee, Apis mellifera. 3. a community social… …   Universalium

• bee — noun 1》 (also honeybee or hive bee) a stinging social insect which collects nectar and pollen from flowers and produces wax and honey. [Apis mellifera and other species.] 2》 an insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs, including many …   English new terms dictionary

• sewing circle — /ˈsoʊɪŋ sɜkəl/ (say sohing serkuhl) noun a group of people, usually women, who meet regularly to sew, often for the benefit of charity or the like: *I member the minister at Christ Church starting up a sewing circle for all the native servants.… …  

• bee — [bi:] n [: Old English; Origin: beo] 1.) a black and yellow flying insect that makes ↑honey and can sting you ▪ a swarm of bees ▪ a bee sting 2.) have a bee in your bonnet (about sth) informal to think something is so important, so necessary etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bee — I n. insect 1) to keep bees 2) a killer; queen; worker bee 3) bees buzz, hum; sting; swarm 4) a cluster; colony; swarm of bees 5) (misc.) as busy as a bee II n. (esp. AE) meeting to work or compete a quilting; sewing; spelling; spinning bee * * * …   Combinatory dictionary

• Bee (gathering) — A bee, as used in quilting bee or spelling bee , is an old word to describe a gathering of friends and neighbors to accomplish a task or to hold a competition. The tasks were often major jobs, such as clearing a field of timber or raising a barn …   Wikipedia

• bee — noun (C) 1 a black and yellow flying insect with a round body that makes honey (1) and can sting you: a swarm of bees see also: bumblebee 2 a busy bee spoken someone who enjoys being busy or active 3 have a bee in your bonnet informal to think… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• quilting bee — ☆ quilting bee or quilting party n. a social gathering of women at which they work together sewing quilts …   English World dictionary

• basting — bast·ing || beɪstɪŋ adj. pertaining to a type of loose stitch which holds material in place until the final sewing beɪst v. attach with loose stitches (Sewing); drip fat on meat during cooking; beat, hit …   English contemporary dictionary