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Sewit, Sowit(t, S(c)hewit, Schowit, ppl. adj. Also: sewed, seued, seu'd, swed, sueit, sweit, s(c)hewed, -eit, scheuit, sheweit, shewd, (schewdit, sehewit), schoyd, shoud, schuit, shued. [e.m.E. sowed (1585); Sew v.]

1. Sewn, fastened by or ornamented with stitching. Sewit werk, ? ornamentation by stitching, embroidery.(1) 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 71.
Ane kuyd of sewit werk 1658 Boyd Fam. P. No. 236 (27 Feb.).
Twentie sex peices of sowit work litlle and meiklle for montinge of chyris 1658 Boyd Fam. P. No. 236 (27 Feb.).
Foure peice of yellow curtin … with sowitt work wpon them(b) 1624 Brechin Test. IV 139.
Ane pair quhyt courtingis of schewit wark(2) 1562 Will A. Betoun
Four wowing and four sewitt cowsings 1582 Grant Chart.; 156.
Four sewitt coweringis 1589 St. A. B. Ct. 16 Sept.
Ane sewit bed ane pair of grein cowrteingis with ane sewit valter clayth 1592 Edinb. Test. XXIV 75.
Ane sewit pendicle 1617 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 106.
A sewit pled 1623 Edinb. Test. LII 119b.
ix sweit cuscheonis 1627 Orkney & Shetl. Test. I 176.
Ane auld sewit cuffering 1632 Inv. Newark 4a.
Sewed coveringes 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 237b.
Nyn pair sweit gloves for men 1652 Montgomery Mem. II 318.
An seued silk purse 1658 Boyd Fam. P. No. 236 (27 Feb.).
Tua turkie work cusingis and a sowitt ane 1680 Brechin Test. VII 40b.
Two coverings wherof on swed and the other wrought 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 356.
2 sueit bags of that same [sc. stamped taffeta] the night goun is of(b) 1572 Edinb. Test. II 255b.
Ane schewit wesching claith and ane scheuit towell 1579 Edinb. Test. VII 209.
Ane new schewit couerane of ane cuscheoun 1595 Breadalbane Lett. 27 Aug.
Ane schewit covering 1597 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 389.
6 pair of schewit schone 1605 Edinb. Test. XL 103b.
Thrie schewed dressar claythis 1611 McKay Kilmarnock 308.
Thrie sehewit [sic] cuschownis of the forme of cowering vark 1612 Edinb. Test. XLVII 132.
xxxij schewit bonnat mutchis 1614 Mar & Kellie MSS 72.
Scheweit cusheonis 1635 Haddington Mem. II 300.
Ane shewed pand 1639 Tailor's Acc. Bk. B 54.
Ane sheweit waiscoit with rid woirsset 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 269b.
Tuelff ellis of schewed busteane at xxx s. the ell 1645 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III 45.
A shewit purss with gold and siluer 1646 Edinb. Test. LXII 68b.
Ane imbrotherit schewit covering 1653 Edinb. Test. LXVI^A 40.
Ane schewdit covering 1694 Inchmahome Pr. 160.
Ane shewed cutt holland table cloath and bedpand(c) 1568 Inv. in Moray Mun. (Darnaway) Box 2.
vj schoyd serwittis(d) 1580 Coll. Aberd. & B. 391.
Schowit(e) 1624 Grant Chart. 337.
Ane schuit covering

b. Of a piece of furniture: Partially covered with, or upholstered with, stuff that has been sewn, in the prec. sense.(a) 1653 Soc. Ant. XXIII 300.
Two stooles cover'd with reed cloth, one old seu'd stoole(b) 1649 Wemyss Chart. 231.
My shoud beid I boir my shildrein in 1649 Wemyss Chart. 233.
My shoud kalbinett 1651 Buccleuch Mun. II 290.
Aucht old schewit stoollis and cheares 1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII 168b.
Sex high letherin chires … four shued schires 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 360.
3 shewed stuils 1687 Montgomery Mem. 339.
Ane shewed cabinet 1695 Edinb. Test. LXXX 131b.
vj old sheued chayers and ij stoolls at j lib. iiij s. the peace

2. In extended sense: Fastened. 1513 Doug. vi vi 62 (Ruthven).
Gan grane or grank full fast the ionit or sewit barge