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sewing
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sewing: see needlework needlework, work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery, quilting, smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see lace), patchwork, and appliqué.
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She was a garment worker for several companies throughout Worcester.
Lucy A. (Pasquale) Piccarelli, 87 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Thousands of garment workers near the Bangladeshi capital on Monday stormed a factory and torched it in a third day of violent protests over pay cuts and outstanding salary payments.
Protesting Bangladesh workers torch factory by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
Police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas as some 50,000 garment workers staged protests over wage cuts near the Bangladeshi capital, officials have said.
50,000 bangladesh garment workers in wage protest by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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