Sewed vs Shewed - What's the difference?
sewed | shewed |
(sew)
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.
(shew)
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* , Genesis 12:1
* , Ruth 2:19
* {{quote-book, year= 1774, by= (Le Page Du Pratz), title= The History of Louisiana: Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries that Lie on Both Sides of the River Mississippi: with an Account of the Settlements, Inhabitants, Soil, Climate, and Products, url= http://books.google.com/books?id=zEoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42, chapter= The Governor surprized the Natchez with seven hundred Men., publisher= T. Becket
, location= London, page= 42, passage= I give it you without any other design than to shew you that I reckon nothing dear to me, when I want to do you a pleasure.}}
* 1786 : Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page xiv.
* 1843 : '', Book 2, Ch. 5, ''Twelfth Century
* 1884 : '', Sec. 4, ''Concerning the Women
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* 1921 : Marcel Proust translated by C. K. Moncrieff, Swann's Way , page 1.
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As verbs the difference between sewed and shewed
is that sewed is (sew) while shewed is (shew).sewed
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* *sew
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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
