'Sewing' definitions:

Definition of 'sewing'

noun

Joining or attaching by stitches [syn: sewing, stitching]

noun

Needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket" [syn: sewing, stitchery]

From: GCIDE

Sewing \Sew"ing\, n.
1. The act or occupation of one who sews. [1913 Webster]
2. That which is sewed with the needle. [1913 Webster]
Sewing horse (Harness making), a clamp, operated by the foot, for holding pieces of leather while being sewed.
Sewing machine, a machine for sewing or stitching.
Sewing press, or Sewing table (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book. [1913 Webster]