sewing needle

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sewing needle

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Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)).

noun sewing needles

A dragonfly or damselfly.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.
Similar: odonate

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@misc{sewing_needle_2026,
  title = {sewing needle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sewing%20needle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}