different between sewist vs bewist

English

Etymology

sew +? -ist, to avoid visual ambiguity with sewer (“waste pipe”).

Noun

sewist (plural sewists)

1. One who sews.
   • 2012, Melody Miller, Kristin Link, Allison Tannery, Ruby Star Wrapping: Creating Packaging to Reuse, Regive, and Relove (page ix)

     Despite all the making and giving going on, it's surprisingly rare that we come across blog posts that detail the ways in which sewists and other crafters present their handmade gifts to the recipient.

   • 2012, Lisa Lam, A Bag for All Reasons (page 4)

     As far as I – and millions of other sewists – are concerned, sewing is one of the coolest, most satisfying and useful pastimes out there.

Related terms

• seamstress
• seamster
• sempstress

Anagrams

• Weists, Wiests, wisest

English

Alternative forms

• biwist, bewiste, biwiste

Etymology

From Middle English biwist, biwest, from Old English b?wist (“sustenance, food, provision, necessities”), equivalent to be- +? wist (“being”), or by- +? wist (“being”). More at be-, was.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

bewist

1. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Food; provision; victual; a living.
2. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) State or condition of life.
3. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Abiding; dwelling; sojourn; living.
4. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Dwelling-place; abode; habitation.

Anagrams

• bewits