seam

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  1. noun A line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces of material along their margins.
  2. noun A similar line, ridge, or groove made by fitting, joining, or lapping together two sections along their edges.
  3. noun A suture.
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  • I often add an extra step before sewing the seam, and after pin-easing, I often hand baste my sleeve to the garment. —  Gorgeous Fabrics' Blog
  • The rich seam is all but black and most traces of the hay and straw bedding have completely rotted in. —  Latest Isle of Wight News
  • Once you've got that far, take the cling film away and use the loose edge again to roll the whole thing over so that the seam is hidden underneath the maki. —  Aidan Brooks: Trainee Chef
  • Carmindy recommends dipping a slanted liner brush in a dark shadow, and lightly tapping it over where the lashes meet the lids so the seam is well camouflaged. —  Stylelist Feeds
  • Always choose suits with body flattering seaming along the sides and make sure it is subtle at the chest not a harsh seam or a seam that starts at the nipple or just below the breast, these are awful. —  WOC PhD
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seam:   seams
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Etymologies (6)

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  1. Middle English seme, from Old English sēam; see syū- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English seem, seme, from Anglo-Saxon seám = OFries. saw = Dutch zoom = Middle Low German sōm, Low German soom = Old High German Middle High German soum, sawn = Icelandic saumr = Swedish Danish söm, a seam; with formative -m, from Anglo-Saxon siwian, etc. (√ su), sew: see sew.
  2. = Swedish sömma = Danish sömme; from the noun.
  3. from Middle English seem, seme, saem, from Anglo-Saxon seam, a horse-load, = Old High German Middle High German soum, German saum = Icelandic saumr = Italian salma, soma = Spanish salma = Provencal sauma = Old French somme, some, saume, same, a pack, burden, French somme, from Latin sagma, Middle Latin sauma, salma, a pack, burden, from Greek σάγμα, a pack-saddle, from σάττειν, pack, put a load on a horse, fasten on a load, orig. fasten, allied to Sanskrit √ sanj, adhere. Cf. summer, sumpter, saum, sagma.
  4. Also saim, sayme; early modern English seme, from Old French saïn, seyn, French sain, grease, lard (in sain-doux, melted lard), = Provencal sain, sagin = Spanish sain = Italian saime = Walloon sayen, seyen, from Middle Latin sagimen, fat, from Latin sagina, grease, orig. a stuffing, cramming, fattening, food; perhaps akin to Greek σάττειν, stuff, pack, cram: see seam
  5. Also saim, sayme; from scam, n.
 

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