Seam - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|siːm|
Brit.
|siːm|
noun
- joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface (syn: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle)
- a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit (syn: bed)
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface (syn: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle)
- a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit (syn: bed)
verb
- put together with a seam
seam a dress
Extra examples
...in fencing circles it is a mark of honor to have one's face seamed with saber cuts...
Her face was seamed with age and sorrow.
His garment was seamed with silk thread.
Slide your finger along the seam.
...squeeze a bead or two of glue onto the seam...
A seam of coal bassets
Word forms
noun
singular: seam
plural: seams
singular: seam
plural: seams
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