Seam
[siːm] or [sim]
Definition
(noun.) joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces.
(noun.) a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; 'he worked in the coal beds'.
(verb.) put together with a seam; 'seam a dress'.
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Definition
(n.) Grease; tallow; lard.
(n.) The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
(n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
(v. t.) To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
(v. t.) To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. i.) To become ridgy; to crack open.
(n.) A denomination of weight or measure.
(n.) The quantity of eight bushels of grain.
(n.) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Suture, commissure, joint, line of juncture.[2]. Fissure, crevice.[3]. (Mining.) Thin layer, stratum, or bed; narrow vein.[4]. Scar, cicatrice, cicatrix.
v. a. [1]. Unite, join together.[2]. Scar, mark with scars.
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Definition
n. (Shak.) grease hog's lard.—v.t. to grease.
n. a load for a pack-horse eight bushels of grain.
n. that which is sewed: a piece of plain sewing: the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces: a line of union: a vein or stratum of metal ore coal &c.: a suture: (geol.) a thin layer between thicker strata.—v.t. to unite by a seam: to sew: to make a seam in.—ns. Seam′er one who seams; Seam′ing-lace a galloon braiding gold lace &c. to sew upon seams in upholstery; Seam′ing-machine′ a power-tool for bending sheet-metal as required: a machine used to join fabrics lengthwise preparatory to printing &c.—adj. Seam′less without a seam: woven throughout.—ns. Seam′-press′er an implement used to press down the newly-ploughed furrow: a goose or iron used by tailors to flatten the seams of cloth; Seam′-rent a rent along a seam; Seam′-roll′er in leather-working a rubber for flattening down the edges of seams; Seam′-rubb′er; Seam′-set a grooved punch used by tinmen; Seam′ster one who sews:—fem. Seam′stress; Seam′stressy (Sterne) sewing.—adj. Seam′y having a seam or seams.—n. Seam′y-side the worst side or view of anything.—White seam (Scot.) underclothing in the process of making.
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Examples
- They are put together with a double-lapped spiral seam to give expansion-resisting qualities, and as an additional precaution small metal rings are slipped on the outside. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The intermittent grasp and feed of the cloth were hardly perceptible, and yet it permitted the cloth to be turned to make a curved seam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In that he claimed to be the first and original inventor of A sewing machine, constructed and operated to form a seam, substantially as described. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Earl Stanhope had endeavoured in vain to construct inking rollers, for which purpose he tried skins and pelts of various kinds, but the seam proved an obstacle that he could not overcome. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- But unless they mark the presence of a primary seam or join, we cannot pause now to examine any of these stitches. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His machine progressed so well that by April, 1845, he found that it would sew a seam four yards long. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A friction pad was also placed between the cloth seam and the spool, to prevent the thread from kinking or twisting under the point of the descending needle. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Considerable skill is required to do this, as all the joints and seams must be rolled down smooth and firm to ensure a solid boot or shoe. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His coat, that used to be so glossy and trim, was white at the seams, and the buttons showed the copper. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Howe sewed the seams of two woolen suits with it, one for himself, and one for Fisher, and it was declared that the mechanical sewing was so well done that it promised to outlast the cloth. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The coal lay there in its seams, even though the seams were thin. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I hope the seams hold. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There are but three seams; you may do them in a trice. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It might save some ice if the seams were all soldered. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The skin of her face was seamed and creased with a million deepcut furrows. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Gone, too, was the horrid scar which had seamed it across, and the twisted lip which had given the repulsive sneer to the face! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Nathaniel