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missew

verb

Etymology

From mis- + sew.

  1. derived from *syewH-✻ — “to sew”
  2. inherited from *siwjaną✻ — “to sew”
  3. inherited from siwian
  4. inherited from sewen
  5. prefixed as missew — “mis + sew”

Definitions

  1. To sew badly, with errors.

    • But the chances of miscutting and missewing will be greater than with the 2-bar unit and, since the tapering intervals are larger, the tapered edge will not be as smooth.
    • The supervisor noticed that the Grievant had missewed a sham and helped her assemble her work.
    • A similar but more quickly developing series of events occurred at an apparel factory when workers were accused of missewing garments.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA