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outsew

outsew verb: to surpass in sewing; to sew more or better than.

Verb

outsew (third-person singular simple present outsews, present participle outsewing, simple past outsewed, past participle outsewed or outsewn)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in sewing; to sew more or better than.
    • Honestly, I believe she is outsewing all the rest of us for every evening finds Frances stitching away.1935, Reflector, volume 1

Forms of outsew

third-person singular presentoutsews
present participleoutsewing
pastoutsewed
past participleoutsewed
past participleoutsewn

Origin of outsew

From out- + sew.

Questions about outsew

What does outsew mean?
Outsew means to surpass in sewing; to sew more or better than.
What part of speech is outsew?
Outsew is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsew?
The past tense of outsew is outsewed.

Words near outsew in the dictionary

  1. outsettings
  2. outsettlement
  3. outsettlements
  4. outsettler
  5. outsettlers
  6. outsew
  7. outsewed
  8. outsewing
  9. outsewn
  10. outsews
  11. outshadow

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