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- verb Alternative spelling of
re-sew . (Tosew something over again.)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb sew again
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Examples
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“We need to clean this and then resew the wound,” I said.
Wild Orchid Cameron Dokey 2009
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“We need to clean this and then resew the wound,” I said.
Wild Orchid Cameron Dokey 2009
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Which meant resewing the seams on either side of the center front and back piece had already put in the pockets, too, so I didn't want to resew those seams.
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It's not as if you can rip them apart at the seams and resew.
"The man of the moment is an urchin, a wraith or an underfed runt." Ann Althouse 2008
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It's not as if you can rip them apart at the seams and resew.
"The man of the moment is an urchin, a wraith or an underfed runt." Ann Althouse 2008
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Which meant resewing the seams on either side of the center front and back piece had already put in the pockets, too, so I didn't want to resew those seams.
June 2008 2008
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Every so often, I layed them out and occasionally would unpick one seam and resew a different set.
Archive 2007-12-01 Penny 2007
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Every so often, I layed them out and occasionally would unpick one seam and resew a different set.
I took my Patchwork to Patchwork Corner Penny 2007
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I had to recut, and resew it, and the second effort was not as good as the first.
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There was no use trying to resew the cushion in the dark.
Mary Louise 1887
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