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Added 9 October 2026

seam

/ˈsiːm/ noun

In Latin: sūtūra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about seam at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces.
A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface.
his face has many lines
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit.
he worked in the coal beds

verb

Put together with a seam.
seam a dress

Origin

From Middle English seem, seme, from Old English sēam (“seam”), from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (“that which is sewn”). Cognate with Dutch zoom (“hem, edge”), German Saum (“hem, edge”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål søm (“seam”), Norwegian Nynorsk saum (“seam”), Swedish söm (“seam”).

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