elias howe elias canetti • eliasite · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · elias howe · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867). Synonyms: Howe, Elias Howe. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 w latin small letter w U+0077