noun
seam
SEEM
noun
1
The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
"The seam on her jacket sleeve had come undone."
2
A thin layer of a mineral, such as coal, running through rock.
"The miners followed the coal seam deep underground."
verb
1
To join pieces together with a seam, or to mark with a line resembling one.
"Age had seamed his face with deep wrinkles."
How to Use Seam
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe line where fabric pieces are sewn together, or (in geology/mining) a thin layer of a mineral like coal.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
coal seam
burst at the seams
seam allowance
Word Forms
seamed past tense, seams plural, seams plural, seams singular
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Etymology
From Old English sēam ("seam"), from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "that which is sewn."