sewing circle

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sewing circle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

A spiral motif repeated throughout the show reflects the buzzing whirl of creativity inherent in the traditional sewing circle.

From The Daily Beast

The topic was not an uncongenial one to the members of the sewing-circle, who had really very little to talk about.

From Project Gutenberg

Polly was rather ashamed of having run away from the sewing-circle, and she had serious thoughts of going back.

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I confessed that to the sewing circle, and Mrs. Deacon Bannister ain't seemed the same toward me since, but I don't care.

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"And a sewing circle for their wives," I added contemptuously.

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One of the earliest societies organized for general service, was the Tuckerman Sewing Circle, formed in 1827.

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