Sewing-machine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sewing-machine is a noun meaning Dated form of sewing machine.
Meaning
Dated form of sewing machine.
Example Sentences
“. . . Beautiful like the chance meeting on a dissecting-table of a sewing-machine and an umbrella” (Lautréamont).
The mother, a hard, hook-nosed creature, was doing up a bundle of overalls she had but finished at the sewing-machine.
The solid table on which stood the sewing-machine was also useful for cutting out and dressmaking, and the ironing-board and the iron stood ready for instant use.
The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine.
Word Forms
- sewing-machines
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