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   seam

   /siːm/

   noun

   • 1. a line where 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: "the track cleaves a seam through corn" Similar furrowcreasecorrugationfoldgroovecrinklepuckerlineridgewrinklecrow's footscar
   • 2. an underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold: "the buried forests became seams of coal" Similar layerstratumveinlodedeposit
   • ▪ a supply of something valuable: "Sunderland have a rich seam of experienced players"
   • ▪ a trace or presence of something: "there is a seam of despondency in Stipe's words"

   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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