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noun

Seam n. Grease; tallow; lard. (Obs. or Prov. Eng.)

Seam n.

1.

The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.

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. "Precepts should be so finely wrought together... that no coarse seam may discover where they join."

3.

(Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.

4.

A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.

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.

Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.

Seam n. A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically:

(a)

The quantity of eight bushels of grain. "A seam of oats."

(b)

The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. (Eng.)

verb

Seam v. t. (past & past part. seamed; pres. part. seaming)

1.

To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.

2.

To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. "Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave."

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.

Seam v. i. To become ridgy; to crack open. "Later their lips began to parch and seam."

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"Seam" Quotes from Famous Books

... against the wood-work, carried it away, and been hurled into the deep gully below. As it was, it was not the powerful haunch of the black leader which caught our wheel, but the forequarter, which had not weight enough to turn us from our course. I saw a red wet seam gape suddenly through the black hair, and next instant we were flying alone down the road, whilst the four-in-hand had halted, and Sir John and his lady were down in the road together tending to the ...

— Rodney Stone • Arthur Conan Doyle

... You sell? How much?" she persisted, running her hand against the way of the hair so that she might make sure of the sinew-thread seam. ...

— Children of the Frost • Jack London

... ten Oak pins a foot long and an inch square, Sam. I've a notion how to fix them." Then Yan cut ten pieces of the rope, each two feet long, and made a hole about every three feet around the base of the cover above the rope in the outer seam. He passed one end of each short rope through this and knotted it to the other end. Thus he had ten peg-loops, and the teepee was fastened down and looked like a ...

— Two Little Savages • Ernest Thompson Seton

... came opposite that same beam of radiance, and cautiously peered down the sloped opening that led to the disused fireplace. All I could perceive was a pair of legs, evidently those of a cavalry officer, judging from the broad yellow stripe down the seam of the light-blue trousers, and the high boots ornamented with rowel spurs. He stood leaning carelessly against the mantel, talking with some one just beyond the range of ...

— My Lady of the North • Randall Parrish

... passage. Here, as in most of the caves of the region, is found a small lizard: it is totally blind but its ancestors evidently were not, as is shown by conspicuous protuberances where the eyes should be, but over which the skin is drawn without a wrinkle or seam to indicate a former opening. These harmless creatures are not scaly, but are clothed in a soft, shining, well-fitted skin, and the largest seen were little ...

— Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills • Luella Agnes Owen

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