One who sews, or stitches.
A small tortricid moth
whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as,
the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
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| Sewer (sewer) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Sew"er |
| [OF. sewiere,
seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of
aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever,
esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow,
LL. exaquatorium |
A drain or passage to carry off
water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in
cities.
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Formerly,
an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the
dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the
guests.
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