seam
noun
[ siːm ]
• a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article.
• an underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold.
• "the buried forests became seams of coal"
seam
verb
• sew the seam of or join with a seam.
• "our stockings are seamed by hand"
• make a long, narrow indentation in.
• "deep wrinkles seamed his face"
Origin:
Old English sēam, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoom and German Saum .
