noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
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verb (used without object)
10.
to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed.
11.
Knitting. to make a line of stitches by purling.
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seam (siːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the line along which pieces of fabric are joined, esp by stitching |
| 2. | a ridge or line made by joining two edges |
| 3. | a stratum of coal, ore, etc |
| 4. | a linear indentation, such as a wrinkle or scar |
| 5. | surgery another name for suture |
| 6. | (modifier) cricket of or relating to a style of bowling in which the bowler utilizes the stitched seam round the ball in order to make it swing in flight and after touching the ground: a seam bowler |
| 7. | bursting at the seams full to overflowing |
| 8. | dialect (Northern English) in a good seam doing well, esp financially |
| —vb | |
| 9. | (tr) to join or sew together by or as if by a seam |
| 10. | (US) to make ridges in (knitting) using purl stitch |
| 11. | to mark or become marked with or as if with a seam or wrinkle |
| [Old English; related to Old Norse saumr, Old High German soum] | |
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Word Origin & History
seam
O.E. seam, from P.Gmc. *saumaz (cf. O.N. saumr, O.H.G. soum, Ger. Saum), from PIE base *siw-/*sju- "to sew" (cf. O.E. siwian, L. suere, Skt. syuman; see sew).
"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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Science Dictionary
seam  (sēm) Pronunciation Key
A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The seam in the middle is the result of new stars forming and emitting powerful gas jets that are ripping the pillar apart.
The change, he said, could have come from miners digging deeper into a coal seam.
Gently roll the breads from the parchment onto the stone so the seam is down and the floured side is up.
Cut a piece into a rectangle, wedge it into the seam, and then side it along the seam.
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