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costura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • seam noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
  • sewing noun The activity of joining or repairing fabric with a needle and thread.
  • weave verb To make fabric or a similar structure by crossing threads or strands over and under each other.

Senses

costura is used for these senses in English:

  • seam (sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
  • sewing The action of the verb to sew.
  • weave A type or way of weaving.

seam — full definition

  1. noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
  2. noun A thin layer of a mineral, such as coal, running through rock.
  3. verb To join pieces together with a seam, or to mark with a line resembling one.

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