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sewing circle

noun

a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of sewing circle

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby sewing circle

sewer, sewerage, sewer pill, sewin, sewing, sewing circle, sewing cotton, sewing machine, sewing needle, sewing silk, sewing table

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Example sentences from the Web for sewing circle

This view was propounded in a sewing-circle discussion and, leaking down to us through our mothers, greatly amused us.
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays|Willa Cather
There fell a hush of awe over the sewing-circle, and even Miss Snob was a moment in bringing out her second.
A Book o' Nine Tales.|Arlo Bates
I simply smiled vaguely, and asked where the sewing-circle was to be next week.
The Diary of a Saint|Arlo Bates
The matter is discussed, at first, (agreeably to custom,) in the sewing-circle of the town.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various

Polly was rather ashamed of having run away from the sewing-circle, and she had serious thoughts of going back.
A Bookful of Girls|Anna Fuller

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