sewing machine

A machine for sewing, often having additional attachments for special stitching.

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sewing machine

(Knitting & Sewing) any machine designed to sew material. It is now usually driven by electric motor but is sometimes operated by a foot treadle or by hand

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sew′ing machine`

any of various foot-operated or electric machines for making stitches, ranging from machines for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages, or the like.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sewing machine - a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing

home appliance, household appliance - an appliance that does a particular job in the home

serger - a sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch

textile machine - a machine for making textiles

Translations

naaimasjien

آلَةٌ خِيَاطَة

màquina de cosir

šicí stroj

symaskine

kudromaŝino

ompelukone

šivaća mašina

mesin jahit

macchina da cucire macchina per cucire

ミシン

재봉틀

šivalni stroj

symaskin

จักรเย็บผ้า

dikiş makinesi

máy khâu

缝纫机

sewing machine

n → macchina da cucire

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sewing machine

→ آلَةٌ خِيَاطَة šicí stroj symaskine Nähmaschine ραπτομηχανή máquina de coser ompelukone machine à coudre šivaća mašina macchina da cucire ミシン 재봉틀 naaimachine symaskin maszyna do szycia máquina de costura швейная машинка symaskin จักรเย็บผ้า dikiş makinesi máy khâu 缝纫机

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And I almost became a sewing machine agent, on commission, without salary.

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There was little sound, and none agreeable save the whir of the ship's sewing machine at which Smee sat, ever industrious and obliging, the essence of the commonplace, pathetic Smee.

Strange that he should think of this, which had never troubled him before; perhaps the sewing machine brought it to his mind.

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Rebecca heard the sound of the sewing machine in the dining-room and the chopping of meat in the kitchen; so knowing the whereabouts of both her aunts, she scrambled out of the window, caught hold of the lightning rod, slid down to the helpful cleat, jumped to the porch, used the woodbine trellis for a ladder, and was flying up the road in the storm before she had time to arrange any details of her future movements.

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It was one of the most useful motions in mechanics, the pedal movement; so I made a note in my memorandum book, purposing some day to apply a system of elastic cords to him and run a sewing machine with it.

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Then Ronald, the store assistant, as if reading my mind, made a suggestion: 'I have a neighbor, a woman who is selling her sewing machine. It's really old, an antique piece, but she has kept it well-maintained.'

The parable of the sewing machine

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"The Flying Sewing Machine" is a charming tale in verse that invites readers to use their imagination to voyage to an amazing town called Sewland, where everyone stops working at 2:00 PM every afternoon, to work on sewing projects with the special assistance of uniquely talented, flying sewing machines.

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