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English
Etymology 1
Anglo-Norman sever, Old Northern French sewiere �overflow channel for a fishpond�. Old French essouier �to drain� from Latin exaqu�rewith their formal Latin origins exaqu�rium and exaqu�ticum.
Pronunciation
(RP, US): AHD|/so�o'�/, IPA|/�su��/, SAMPA|/"su:@/
:Homophones: suer
(dated RP): syo�o�, /�sj��/, /<tt>"sjU@</tt>/
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
Translations
trans-top|pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage
Dutch: riool n
Finnish: viemäri
French: égout m
German: Kanalisation
Italian: fogna f, chiavica f, cloaca f
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Japanese: �水 (gesui)
Spanish: alcantarilla f, cloaca f
Swedish: kloak c
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Etymology 2
Anglo-Norman asseour, from Old (and modern) French asseoir �find a seat for�, from Latin assidere, from ad- + sedere.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�sju:�/
Noun
en-noun
- italbrac|obsolete except historical A servant attending at a meal, responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes etc.
#:*1819: While the Saxon was plunged in these painful reflections, the door of their prison opened, and gave entrance to a sewer, holding his white rod of office. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Etymology 3
-er|sew
Pronunciation
(RP): AHD|/s�'�/, IPA|/�s���/, SAMPA|/"s@U@/
(US): s�'�, /�so��/, /<tt>"soU@</tt>/
:Homophones: sower<!--one who sows-->
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-���(r)|-���(r)
Noun
en-noun
- A person who sews.
Synonyms
(person who sews clothing): sempster (man), sempstress (woman), tailor
Translations
trans-top|person who sews clothing
Dutch: naaier m, naaister f
Finnish: ompelija
French: couturier m, couturière f
German: Näher m, Näherin f
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Spanish: codedor m, cosedora f
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