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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a seam formed by stitching through the center of a joining made by laying the selvages of two cloths of canvas one over the other and stitching them on both sides. Also called
middle stitching . - noun The mark left on a bullet by the mold at the junction of its two halves.
- noun Also
monk-seam .
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