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   seam

   /sēm/

   noun

   • 1. a line along which two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article. Similar joinstitchingjointjunctionclosurelinesuture
   • ▪ a line where the edges of two pieces of wood, wallpaper, or another material touch each other: "the task involved clamping the panels into position and arc welding a seam to join them"
   • ▪ a long thin indentation or scar: "a sun-scorched face fissured with delicate seams" Similar furrowcreasecorrugationfoldgroovecrinklepuckerlineridgewrinklecrow's footscar
   • 2. an underground layer, as of ore or coal: "the buried forests became seams of coal" Similar layerstratumveinlodedeposit

   verb

   • 1. sew the seam of or join with a seam: "our stockings are seamed by hand"
   • 2. make a long, narrow indentation in: "deep wrinkles seamed his face"

   Word Origin Old Englishsēam, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoom and German Saum.

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