"outsew" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outsews [present, singular, third-person], outsewing [participle, present], outsewed [past], outsewed [participle, past], outsewn [participle, past]
Etymology: From out- + sew. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|sew}} out- + sew Head templates: {{en-verb|past_ptc2=outsewn}} outsew (third-person singular simple present outsews, present participle outsewing, simple past outsewed, past participle outsewed or outsewn)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in sewing; to sew more or better than. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To surpass in sewing; to sew more or better than."
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