| seam | Origin: OE. Seem, seam, AS. Seam; akin to D. Zoom, OHG. Soum, G. Saum, LG. Soom, Icel. Saumr, Sw. & Dan. Som, and E. Sew. See Sew to fasten with thread. 1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather. 2. 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. "Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . That no coarse seam may discover where they join." (Addison) 3. <geology> A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal. 4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. Seam blast, a blast by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks. Seam lace, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges. Synonym: seaming lace. Seam presser. <agriculture> A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| seaman | A merman; the male of the mermaid. "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seamark | 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seamed | <veterinary> Out of condition; not in good condition; said of a hawk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seamstress | A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman. Origin: From older seamster, properly fem, AS. Seamestre. See Seam. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seamstress's cramp | An occupational dystonia occurring in the fingers of women who sew. Synonym: sewing spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |