Sew vs Sen - What's the difference?
sew | sen |
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
To enclose by sewing.
A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
A coin of this value.
* Charles F. C. Ladd, Jr., Around the World at Seventeen (page 70)
(Yorkshire) self
As a verb sew
is to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together or sew can be (obsolete|transitive) to drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.As a noun sen is
a sign, omen, portent.sew
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sewen, seowen, sowen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).Verb
- Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
- to sew money into a bag
Synonyms
* stitchEtymology 2
Related to .Anagrams
* English irregular verbssen
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through.
Etymology 2
Noun
(head)- "Hear all, see all, say nowt. Ate all, sup all, pay nowt. An if ever tha does anythin for nowt, mek sure tha does it for tha sen ."