Sew (?), v. t. [imp.Sewed (?); p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siówian, sīwian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????, Skr. siv. √156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.]

1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. Mark ii. 21.

2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.

3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.

Sew , v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

Sew , v. t. [See Sue to follow.] To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Sew (?), n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] Gower.

I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer.

Sew (?), v. t. [√151 b. See Sewer a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] Tusser.

-- Webster's unabridged 1913