Found 2 items, similar to Seam.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: seam seam n 1: joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces 2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; “his face has many lines”; “ironing gets rid of most wrinkles” [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, line] 3: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; “he worked in the coal beds” [syn: bed] seam v : put together with a seam; “seam a dress”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Seam Seam \Seam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Seaming.] 1. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. [1913 Webster] Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting. [1913 Webster] Seam \Seam\ (s[=e]m), n. [See Saim.] Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Seam \Seam\, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. se['a]m; akin to D. zoom, OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. s["o]m, and E. sew. [root] 156. See Sew to fasten with thread.] 1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc. [1913 Webster] Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal. [1913 Webster] 4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. [1913 Webster] Seam blast, a blast made by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks. Seam lace, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges; -- called also seaming lace. Seam presser. (Agric.) (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. --Knight. Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc. [1913 Webster] Seam \Seam\, v. i. To become ridgy; to crack open. [1913 Webster] Later their lips began to parch and seam. --L. Wallace. [1913 Webster] Seam \Seam\, n. [AS. se['a]m, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. ?. See Sumpter.] A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically: (a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. “A seam of oats.” --P. Plowman. (b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]