Oversew

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To sew with overhand stitches.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To sew together the edges of two pieces of fabric, with every stitch passing over the join
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sew in a manner similar to overcasting, but more closely, so as completely to cover the edge of the material, and with greater care.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
    • Verb Form
    oversewed    oversewing    oversewn    oversews   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    overcast   
    Variant
    oversewn   
     
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