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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.
2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave. --Pope.
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.
Seam·ing n.
1. The act or process of forming a seam or joint.
2. Fishing The cord or rope at the margin of a seine, to which the meshes of the net are attached.
Seaming machine, a machine for uniting the edges of sheet-metal plates by bending them and pinching them together.
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