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缝
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Definitions
- 1. to sew
- 2. to stitch
Words Containing 缝
to darn (clothing)
tailor
crack
aperture
needleworker
seamless connection
gap between teeth
tailor
needle
to squint
suture zone (geology)
to sew together
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
sewing machine
to quilt
to sew by hand
hem
sewing thread
part (in one's hair)
crack
(bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)
tailor
to sew
welt seam (doubled over and sewed again from topside)
seamless
vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages
(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
to sew
seam
(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly
to point a brick wall
sewing needle
to patch together
(of doors, windows etc) to fit snugly when closed; to close nicely
tailor's shop
needlework
(bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)
small crack
overlaid seam
to cover up mistakes or crimes
narrow gap
crack
to sew
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
a stitch
to make an item of clothing
seam
to sew and mend clothes for a pittance
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch