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SEAM
seam
(noun) joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
seam, bed
(noun) a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; “he worked in the coal beds”
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
(noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface; “his face has many lines”; “ironing gets rid of most wrinkles”
seam
(verb) put together with a seam; “seam a dress”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
seam (plural seams)
(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
A suture.
(geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
(cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
(construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
(figurative) A line of junction; a joint.
Etymology 2
Verb
seam (third-person singular simple present seams, present participle seaming, simple past and past participle seamed)
To put together with a seam.
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.
To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
To crack open along a seam.
(cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
(cricket) Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
Etymology 3
Noun
seam (plural seams)
(historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
(historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
Etymology 4
Noun
seam (plural seams)
(UK, dialect, obsolete) grease; tallow; lard
Anagrams
• AMEs, ASME, MSAE, Mesa, Same, eams, mase, meas, mesa, same
Source: Wiktionary
Seam, n. Etym: [See Saim.]
Definition: Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Shak. Dryden.
Seam, n. Etym: [OE. seem, seam, AS. seám; akin to D. zoom, OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. söm, and E. sew. sq. root 156. See Sew to fasten with thread.]
1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
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. Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. Addison.
3. (geol. & Mining)
Definition: A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. Seam blast, a blast 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.
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.
2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. Seamed o'Pope.
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.
Seam, v. i.
Definition: To become ridgy; to crack open. Later their lips began to parch and seam. L. Wallace.
Seam, n. Etym: [AS. seám, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. Sumpter.]
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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