costura — meaning in English

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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