Sew vs Unsewn - What's the difference?
sew | unsewn |
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.
Not sewn.
* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
*:And so time went on, and the little Rabbit was very happy—so happy that he never noticed how his beautiful velveteen fur was getting shabbier and shabbier, and his tail coming unsewn , and all the pink rubbed off his nose where the Boy had kissed him.
As a verb sew
is to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.As an adjective unsewn is
not sewn.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