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 Definitions for seam: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Seam \Seam\, n. [AS. se['a]m, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle,
fr. Gr. ?. See Sumpter.]
A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically:
(a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. "A seam of oats."
--P. Plowman.
(b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Seam \Seam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Seaming.]
1. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to
unite.
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2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to
scar.
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Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave.
--Pope.
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3. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a
stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that
in such knitting.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Seam \Seam\ (s[=e]m), n. [See Saim.]
Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak. --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Seam \Seam\, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. se['a]m; akin to D. zoom,
OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. s["o]m,
and E. sew. [root] 156. See Sew to fasten with thread.]
1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of
cloth or leather.
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2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a
ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or
joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.
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Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . .
that no coarse seam may discover where they join.
--Addison.
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3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein
between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
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4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a
cicatrix.
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Seam blast, a blast made by putting the powder into seams
or cracks of rocks.
Seam lace, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams
and edges; -- called also seaming lace.
Seam presser. (Agric.)
(a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows.
(b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. --Knight.
Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets,
leather work, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Seam \Seam\, v. i.
To become ridgy; to crack open.
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Later their lips began to parch and seam. --L. Wallace.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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seam
n 1: joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
[syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, line]
3: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with
profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: bed]
v : put together with a seam; "seam a dress"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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207 Moby Thesaurus words for "seam":
abysm, abyss, ankle, arroyo, articulation, band, bed, bedding,
belt, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bond, boundary,
box canyon, brand, breach, break, butt, canyon, cavity, cervix,
chalk, chalk up, chap, chasm, check, check off, chimney, chink,
cicatrix, cicatrize, cleft, cleuch, clinch, closure, clough, col,
connecting link, connecting rod, connection, couche, coulee,
couloir, coupling, course, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut,
cwm, dapple, dash, deck, defile, define, delimit, dell, demarcate,
dike, discolor, ditch, donga, dot, dovetail, draw, elbow, embrace,
engrave, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, fleck, floor, flume,
fracture, freckle, furrow, gallery, gap, gape, gash, gliding joint,
gorge, groove, gulch, gulf, gully, hatch, hinge, hinged joint, hip,
hole, impress, imprint, incision, interface, join, joining, joint,
junction, juncture, kloof, knee, knuckle, layer, leak, ledge,
level, line, link, lode, make a mark, mark, mark off, mark out,
measures, miter, moat, mortise, mottle, neck, nick, notch, nullah,
opening, overlayer, overstory, pass, passage, pencil, pepper,
pivot, pivot joint, point, prick, print, punch, punctuate,
puncture, rabbet, ravine, rent, riddle, ridge, rift, rime, rupture,
scar, scarf, scarify, scissure, score, scotch, scratch, seal,
shelf, shoulder, slit, slot, speck, speckle, split, splotch, spot,
stage, stain, stamp, step, stigmatize, stitch, story, stratum,
streak, striate, stripe, substratum, superstratum, suture,
symphysis, tattoo, thickness, tick, tick off, tie rod, tier,
toggle, toggle joint, topsoil, trace, trench, underlayer,
underline, underscore, understory, understratum, union, valley,
vein, void, wadi, weld, wrist, zone
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