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  • verb Present participle of resew.

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Examples

  • For other works, conservation treatments include reducing stains with a mixture of distilled water and ethyl alcohol; removing glue with a cotton swab dipped in de-ionized water; humidifying and flattening pages; and resewing bindings by hand.

    The New York Public Library: From Vault to Exhibition Gallery: Conserving Library Treasures The New York Public Library 2010

  • I hada practical lesson of this geometry - I took apart 4 of the 5 completed ones in stages and started resewing to discover this horrible fact.

    The Knitting Olympics girliejones 2010

  • (Chicago) Women are making new sweaters from the old ones, washing the wool and resewing the new garment.

    empreinte de pied - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • I hada practical lesson of this geometry - I took apart 4 of the 5 completed ones in stages and started resewing to discover this horrible fact.

    The Knitting Olympics girliejones 2010

  • For many doctors, resewing the hymen goes against their ideals of sexual freedom and personal liberty.

    Muslim Women Go to France to Regain Their Virginity | Impact Lab 2007

  • Chicago Women are making new sweaters from the old ones, washing the wool and resewing the new garment.

    empreinte de pied - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • 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

  • 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.

    Gray Ruffle Dress - A Dress A Day 2008

  • Your saw vs. hammer analogy is isn't quite right, because excision and SOS repair recognizes DNA that has been hammered, not errors (replacing damage with error-prone patches), while mismatch repair is more precise, like a sewing machine resewing mistakes.

    Another Protozoan and Front-Loading 2006

  • Your saw vs. hammer analogy is isn't quite right, because excision and SOS repair recognizes DNA that has been hammered, not errors (replacing damage with error-prone patches), while mismatch repair is more precise, like a sewing machine resewing mistakes.

    Another Protozoan and Front-Loading 2006

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