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1 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) ραφή2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) αρμός,ένωση3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) φλέβα2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) κάνω ραφή- the seamy side of life
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2 sew
[səu]past tense - sewed; verb(to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle: She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?) ράβω- sewer- sewing
- sewing-machine
- sew up
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3 stitch
[sti ] 1. noun1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) βελονιά,πόντος2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) γαζί,πλέξη3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) σουβλιά στο πλευρό2. verb(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) ράβω- in stitches
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4 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) πινέζα, (πλατυκέφαλο) καρφάκι2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) τρύπωμα3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) διαδρομή διαγώνια στον άνεμο, τάκος4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) δρόμος, κατεύθυνση2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) στερεώνω με πινέζες: τρυπώνω, προχειροράβω2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) διαδρομώ -
5 patchwork
noun (cloth made by sewing small pieces of material together: a skirt made of patchwork; ( also adjective) a patchwork quilt.) συρραφή ρεταλιών,κουρελού
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