Definition of seam

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Seam (n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.

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Carvelbuilt :: Carvelbuilt (a.) Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel..
Fault :: Fault (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc..
Braze :: Braze (v. i.) To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe..
Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.
Needlewoman :: Needlewoman (n.) A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.
Enseam :: Enseam (v. t.) To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain..
Stitchery :: Stitcher (n.) One who stitches; a seamstress.
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..
Nursery :: Nursery (n.) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen..
Waister :: Waister (n.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war..
Tar :: Tar (n.) A sailor; a seaman.
Sempstress :: Sempstress (n.) A seamstress.
Seaming :: Seaming (n.) The cord or rope at the margin of a seine, to which the meshes of the net are attached..
Reem :: Reem (v. t.) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.
Sewster :: Sewster (n.) A seamstress.
Sutured :: Suture (n.) A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell..
Chart :: Chart (n.) A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts..
Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..
Rhaphe :: Rhaphe (n.) The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam..
Duff :: Duff (n.) A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff..
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