Sewn
[səʊn] or [son]
Definition
(-) of Sew
Typist: Winfred
Examples
- Sewn in the breast of her gown, the money to pay for her burial was still intact. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He has sewn up ever so many odalisques in sacks and tilted them into the Nile. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- One by one, well-accustomed books, volumes sewn in familiar coverswere taken out and put back hopeless: they had no charm; they could not comfort. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Not a penny had been added to the money sewn in her dress: what her honest spirit had so long projected, was fulfilled. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Her jacket was black, with black beads sewn upon it, and a fringe of little black jet ornaments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Winfred