Seam

  • 31seam — noun 1》 a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article.     ↘a line where the edges of two pieces of wood or other material touch each other. 2》 an underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold. 3》 a long… …

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  • 32seam — noun (C) 1 a line where two pieces of cloth, leather etc have been stitched together: a split in the seam of his jeans 2 a layer of a mineral, especially coal, under the ground: a rich seam (=one that contains a lot of high quality coal) 3 a line …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33seam — noun 1) the seam was coming undone Syn: join, stitching; Surgery suture 2) a seam of coal Syn: layer, stratum, vein, lode 3) the seams of his face Syn …

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  • 34seam — noun 1) the seam was coming undone Syn: join, stitching, joint 2) a seam of coal Syn: layer, stratum, vein, lode …

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  • 35seam — [[t]sim[/t]] n. 1) clo the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like 2) clo the stitches used to make such a line 3) any line formed by abutting edges 4) any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or scar 5) gel Geol …

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  • 36seam — /sim / (say seem) noun 1. the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. 2. any line between abutting edges; a crack or fissure; a groove. 3. any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or a scar. 4. Knitting a line of …

  • 37seam — n. [A.S. seam] A visible line of juncture between parts; a suture …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 38Seam — The load carried by a pack horse or sumpter horse; also the harness of a pack horse. [< OldEngl. seam = load, burden] …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 39seam — [OE] A seam is etymologically a joint made by ‘sewing’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *saumaz (source also of German saum, Dutch zoom, Swedish söm, and Danish søm), which was derived from the base *sau , the ancestor of English sew …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40seam — sb. (of a garment). Rel. Ant. ii. 176. AS. seam …

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