verb/ʁə.kudʁ/
to resew, mend (a thing torn or unraveled); to stitch together, to close (an incision or wound) with surgical stitches; to stitch or piece together, as memories
“Et, dans l’après-midi, tandis que les enfants dormaient dans la maison silencieuse, Zaheira s’appliqua à recoudre des boutons, à repasser des cravates, à repriser des chaussettes.” — And in the afternoon, while the children were sleeping in the silent house, Zaheira dedicated herself to resewing buttons, ironing ties, and mending shoes.
re- + coudre.