seam
    n 1: joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
    2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face
       has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn:
       wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line]
    3: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with
       profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: seam, bed]
    v 1: put together with a seam; "seam a dress"

Seam \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 \Seam\ (s[=e]m), n. [See Saim.]
   Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak. --Dryden.
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Seam \Seam\, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. se['a]m; akin to D. zoom,
   OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. s["o]m,
   and E. sew. [root] 156. See Sew to fasten with thread.]
   1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of
      cloth or leather.
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   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.
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            Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . .
            that no coarse seam may discover where they join.
                                                  --Addison.
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   3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein
      between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
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   4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a
      cicatrix.
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   Seam blast, a blast made by putting the powder into seams
      or cracks of rocks.

   Seam lace, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams
      and edges; -- called also seaming lace.

   Seam presser. (Agric.)
      (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows.
      (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. --Knight.

   Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets,
      leather work, etc.
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Seam \Seam\, v. i.
   To become ridgy; to crack open.
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         Later their lips began to parch and seam. --L. Wallace.
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Seam \Seam\, n. [AS. se['a]m, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle,
   fr. Gr. ?. 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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