seamer

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seam /sim/   n. [countable]

1. Clothing the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, etc.
2. any line formed by two edges that come together.
3. Geology a thin layer of a mineral.

Idioms

4. bursting at the seams, to be so full as to be overcrowded:
   The stadium was bursting at the seams.
5. fall apart at the seams, to disintegrate;
   to be in very bad condition:
   When their best teacher left, the school fell apart at the seams.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

seam  (sēm), n. 

1. Clothing the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
2. Clothing the stitches used to make such a line.
3. any line formed by abutting edges.
4. any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or scar.
5. Clothing [Knitting.] a line of stitches formed by purling.
6. Geology a comparatively thin stratum;
   a bed, as of coal.

v.t. 

7. Clothing to join with or as if with stitches;
   make the seam or seams of.
8. to furrow;
   mark with wrinkles, scars, etc.
9. Clothing [Knitting.] to knit with or in a seam.

v.i. 

10. to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed.
11. Clothing [Knitting.] to make a line of stitches by purling.

• bef. 1000; Middle English seme (noun, nominal), Old English sēam; cognate with German Saum hem; akin to sew¹, Greek hymé̄n membrane (see hymen)

seam′er, n.