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interseam, v. Obs. or arch.|ɪntəˈsiːm| [ad. F. entresemer to sow among, intersperse (15–16th c. in Godef.), f. entre- between + semer:—L. sēmināre to sow. But apparently often associated with seam n. or v.] trans. To sprinkle or scatter between or amongst other things; to furnish or adorn with something sprinkled between; to intersperse. Chiefly in pa. pple.
1589Greene Menaphon (Arb.) 31 Hee compared..her face to borders of Lilles interseamed with Roses. 1590― Never too late (1600) 49 Like Lillyes dipt in Baccus choycest wine, Powdred an interseamd with azurd vaines. 1592― Upst. Courtier B iij b, Curiouslye ouerwhipte with Golde twist, interseamed with knottes of Pearle. 1598Yong Diana 94 He had on a cote of cloth of siluer, interseamed and imbrodered with flowers. 1858Sir T. Wyse Excurs. Peoloponnesus (1865) II. iv. 82 Rushing brooks hurried across our path on their way to the Alpheus, interseamed with red fallows or quiet slopes of meadow-land. |