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seam

/siːm/
Meanings
  • noun

    A line where two pieces of material are joined or stitched together.

    - "The seam on this shirt is very noticeable."
    - "The sailor carefully sewed the seam on the sail."
  • noun

    A barely perceptible line or boundary between two things.

    - "There is a seam between the past and the present."
    - "The boundary between the desert and the sea is a seam."
Pronunciation
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Rhymes
Words rhyming with seam
gam , jam , psalm
Variants
List of all variants of seam that leads to same result
at the seams , seam , seamlike , seams , seamed , seamer , seamers , seaming , coal seam , coal seams , French seam , French seams
Etymology
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Old English 'seam' meaning 'seam, seamless' from Proto-Germanic 'seman'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'seamstress' comes from the Old French word 'estre' meaning 'to sew'.

  2. The longest seam in the world is believed to be the 1,500-mile seam that runs along the border between Russia and Norway.

Related Concepts
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  1. stitching: The act of joining two pieces of material together using stitches.

  2. seamless: Without a visible seam or joint.

Culture
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In literature, the seam is often used as a metaphor for a boundary or division between two things. In art, seams can be seen in textiles and clothing, and in photography, they can represent a line or division in an image.

How to Memorize "seam"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'seam' with the idea of joining or connecting things.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the phrase 'Seams are where things come together'.

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