单词 | oversew |
释义 | oversewv. transitive. To sew together (two pieces of fabric, two fascicles, the edges of a wound, etc.) by placing the pieces face to face with the edges together, and passing the needle through always from the same side so that the thread returns over the edges. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bind [verb (transitive)] > stitch stitch1566 sew1637 stab1863 oversew1864 overcast1880 saddle-stitch1904 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > oversew whip1548 whip-stitch1592 overcast1706 overhand1861 oversew1864 overseam1872 to sew overhand1895 overlock1987 1864 in Webster's Compl. Dict. Eng. Lang. 932/3 Oversew, to sew over and over; to sew, as two edges together, by drawing the needle through them and then passing it over the edge back to the side where the needle was previously inserted; to overcast. 1880 J. W. Zaehnsdorf Art of Bookbinding iii. 13 Each section is then overcast or oversewn along its whole length. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3074/2 To oversew..the edges of two pieces of cloth, these are laid on one another and the needle passed through them again and again from the same side, the thread being brought round over the edges. 1969 R. Maingot Abdominal Operations (ed. 5) I. xxv. 428/2 The duodenal stump is next oversewn, securely closed, and inverted with sutures of fine silk. 1995 Burda Aug. 53/2 Sew top and lower ends right sides together, turn. Oversew long edges together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1864 |
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