seam

English

/siːm/

noun
Definitions
  • (sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
  • A suture.
  • (geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
  • (cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
  • (construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
  • A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
  • (figurative) A line of junction; a joint.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English seem inherited from Old English sēam (seam, a burden) inherited from *saum inherited from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (that which is sewn) root from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (sew, bind, tie).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*syuh₁-

Gloss

sew, bind, tie

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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