French seam


nounSewing.
  1. a seam in which the raw edges of the cloth are completely covered by sewing them together, first on the right side, then on the wrong.

Origin of French seam

1
First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby French seam

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British Dictionary definitions for French seam

French seam

noun
  1. a seam in which the edges are not visible

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