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Definition of Seam
Pronunciation: sēm | n. | 1. | Grease; tallow; lard. | | 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. | | 3. | (Geol. & Mining) 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. | | v. t. | 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. | | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To become ridgy; to crack open. | | n. | 1. | A denomination of weight or measure. |
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