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unseam
[
uhn-
seem
]
un·seam
/
ʌnˈsim
/
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uhn-
seem
]
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verb (used with object)
to open the
seam
or
seams
of; undo; rip apart:
to unseam a dress.
Origin:
1585–95;
un-
2
+
seam
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unseam
(ʌnˈsiːm)
—
vb
(
tr
) to open or undo the seam of
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