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Sewed vs Skewed - What's the difference?

sewed | skewed |

As verbs the difference between sewed and skewed

is that sewed is (sew) while skewed is (skew).

As an adjective skewed is

twisted at an angle.

sewed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sew)
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    sew

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sewen, seowen, sowen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Verb

  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
  • 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 use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  • To enclose by sewing.
  • to sew money into a bag
    Synonyms
    * stitch

    Etymology 2

    Related to .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
  • (Tusser)
    (Webster 1913)

    skewed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Twisted at an angle.
  • Biased, distorted (pertaining to statistics or information).
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (skew)
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