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Seam (sēm), n. [See Saim.] Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak. Dryden.
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Seam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Seaming.] 1. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
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2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
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Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave. Pope.
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3. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
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Seam, n. [AS. seám, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Sumpter.] A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically: (a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. “A seam of oats.” P. Plowman. (b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.]
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