Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sewing circle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: sewing -cir-cle
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A social meeting of women who congregate to sew and talk together.

noun

A discreet code for lesbian or bisexual actresses during Hollywood's golden age.

American usage

Example Sentences

"If Tallulah wasn't a member of the Sewing Circle it was one of the few lesbian adventures she missed. The Sewing Circle was made up of Hollywood women who were either bisexual, committed to lesbianism, or just visiting. They met at one another's houses for lunch, conversation and possibilities. The Sewing Circle sometimes met at the house of Dolores Del Rio, then married to Cedric Gibbons, the MGM art director."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

sewing circles (plural)

Synonyms

kensington

Questions

What does sewing circle mean?: A social meeting of women who congregate to sew and talk together.

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