[seem] 
| 1. | the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. |
| 2. | 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. | Knitting. a line of stitches formed by purling. |
| 6. | Geology. a comparatively thin stratum; a bed, as of coal. |
| 7. | to join with or as if with stitches; make the seam or seams of. |
| 8. | to furrow; mark with wrinkles, scars, etc. |
| 9. | Knitting. to knit with or in a seam. |
| 10. | to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed. |
| 11. | Knitting. to make a line of stitches by purling. |
| seam (sēm) n.
v. tr.
[Middle English seme, from Old English sēam; see syū- in Indo-European roots.] seam'er n. |
"Chidynge and reproche vnsowen the semes of freendshipe in mannes herte." [Chaucer, "Parson's Tale," c.1386]Meaning "raised band of stitching on a ball" is recorded from 1888. Geological use is from 1592. Seamless in fig. sense of "whole, integrated" is attested from 1862.
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