sew
v.v. to join pieces of cloth together using a needle and thread.
v. to join, fasten, or repair something by making stitches with a needle and thread. Transitive or intransitive; may take a direct object or stand alone.
I need to sew a button onto my shirt.
She learned to sew her own clothes to save money and express her personal style.
The tailor had to sew the delicate lace onto the silk gown by hand to ensure the stitches remained invisible to the naked eye.
From Middle English sewen, seowen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic siwjaną (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European syewh₁- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew, North Frisian saie, sei, Saterland Frisian säie, Danish sy, Swedish sy, and, more distantly, Polish szyć, Russian шить (šitʹ), Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Related to seam.
Back-formation from sewer (“a drain”).
From Middle English sew (“broth”), from Old English sēaw (“sap, juice”), from Proto-West Germanic *sauw.
The past participle can be either 'sewn' or 'sewed', though 'sewn' is more common in modern usage.