seam

/siːm/

noun

1
A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
2
A suture.
3
A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
4
The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
5
A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
“Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.”
6
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
7
A line of junction; a joint.

1
To put together with a seam.
2
To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
3
To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
4
To crack open along a seam.
5
Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
6
Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.

1
An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
2
An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.

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