Definition of seam

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Seam (n.) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal..

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Fell :: Fell (v. t.) To sew or hem; -- said of seams.
Laterite :: Laterite (n.) An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India..
Afterguard :: Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails..
Instop :: Instop (v. t.) To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams..
Monk''s Seam :: Monk's seam () An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches..
Seam :: Seam (n.) Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc..
Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.
Rip :: Rip (n.) A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration..
Sewster :: Sewster (n.) A seamstress.
Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
Seamark :: Seamark (n.) Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like..
Stagger :: Stagger (v. t.) To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam..
Shipman :: Shipman (n.) A seaman, or sailor..
Burgoo :: Burgoo (n.) A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen..
Kill :: Kill (v. t.) To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind..
Seaman :: Seaman (n.) A merman; the male of the mermaid.
Inseam :: Inseam (v. t.) To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix.
Sempster :: Sempster (n.) A seamster.
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
Seamed :: Seamed (imp. & p. p.) of Sea.
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