seam¹ /sēm/

1. A sewn join between edges of cloth
2. The turned-up edges of such a join on the wrong side of the work
3. The ornamentation of such a join
4. A piece of sewing work (old)
5. A weld or other join between edges
6. A re-stitched surgical incision
7. A wrinkle
8. A stratum (of a mineral), esp if thin or valuable
9. Seam bowling (cricket)

1. To join, provide, or mark with seams
2. To pick out the seams of

(of a cricket ball) to deviate after pitching on the seam

seamˈer noun

1. A person or thing that seams
2. A seam bowler (cricket)
3. A ball delivered by seam bowling (cricket)

seamˈfree adjective

seamˈless adjective

1. Without a seam or seams
2. Unbroken, flowing (figurative)

seamˈlessly adverb

seam allowance noun

(in dressmaking) the margin allowed for the seams along the edge of the pieces of a garment

seam bowler noun

seam bowling noun (cricket)

Fast or medium-paced bowling in which the seam of the ball is positioned so as to make it deviate after pitching

seaming lace noun

A lace, braid, etc, to insert in or cover seams

seamˈset noun

A tool for flattening seams in metal, etc

seam welding noun

1. Resistance welding of overlapping sheets of metal using wheels or rollers as electrodes
2. Welding two pieces of sheet plastic along a line by dielectric heating

seam² or seame /sēm/

1. Grease (Shakespeare)
2. Lard made from pork fat (Scot saim /sām/)

To grease

seam³ /sēm/ (obsolete except dialect)

1. A packhorse load (eg 8 bushels of grain, 9 pecks of apples, 120lb of glass)
2. A cartload

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