Definition of seam

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Seam (n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.

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Seam :: Seam (n.) The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
Rip :: Rip (n.) A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration..
Seam :: Seam (n.) The quantity of eight bushels of grain.
Sack :: Sack (n.) A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam..
Stretcher :: Stretch (n.) Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal..
Suture :: Suture (n.) The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic..
Rescue :: Rescue (v. t.) To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction..
Calk :: Calk (v. t.) To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch..
Landsman :: Landsman (n.) One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
Consul :: Consul (n.) An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen..
Bed :: Bed (n.) A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc..
Seaming :: Seaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sea.
Loblolly :: Loblolly (n.) Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.
Nautical :: Nautical (a.) Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill..
Seamed :: Seamed (a.) Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.
Sempster :: Sempster (n.) A seamster.
Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..
Inseamed :: Inseamed (imp. & p. p.) of Insea.
Seam :: Seam (v. t.) To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
Sutured :: Suture (n.) A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell..
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