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seam Noun 1. the line along which pieces of fabric are joined by stitching 2. a ridge or line made by joining two edges: the seam between the old and the new buildings 3. a long narrow layer of coal, marble, or ore formed between layers of other rocks 4. a mark or line like a seam, such as a wrinkle or scar Adjective Cricket of a style of bowling in which the bowler uses the stitched seam round the ball in order to make it swing in flight and after touching the ground: a seam bowler Verb 1. to join together by or as if by a seam 2. to mark with furrows or wrinkles [Old English sēam]
Seam a horse-load; a load or burden; specifically, eight bushels of grain; three hundred-weight of hay or manure; two hundred-weight of straw (a cartload). Examples: seam of apples (9 pecks); of corn (a quarter), 1440; of dung, 1726; of glass (120 lb.), 1325; of grain (8 bushels); of hay (3 ctw), 1880; of lime, 1536; of manure, (3 cwt); of oats (8 bushels), 1377; of sand (6-8 pecks); of straw (3 cwt); of wood, 1545.
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seam Translations seam n seam [siːm] 1 the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc. soom دَرْز، خَط الدَّرْز шев šev søm der Saum ραφή costura õmblusserv درز sauma couture תֶפֶר सीवन जोड़ šav varrat garis jahitan saumur costura 縫い目 솔기 siūlė šuve; vīle kelim naad søm szew costura cusătură шов švík šiv porub söm ตะเข็บ dikiş yeri 接縫 шов سیون đường nối 接缝 2 the line where two things meet or join Water was coming in through the seams of the boat. naat خَط الإلِتِقاء спойка spára sammenføjning die Naht αρμός, ένωση juntura, junta liitekoht درز liitos joint קַו תֶפֶר परत spoj illesztés sambungan samskeyti giunto つなぎ目 봉합선 sandūra šuve kelim naad skjøt, fuge spoina costura încheietură спай, шов škára stik šav fog, skarv รอยที่ของสองสิ่งมาเจอกันหรือต่อกัน ek/bağlantı yeri 接合處 шов دو چیزوں کے ملنے سے بنی لکیر đường phân giới 接合处 3 a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth a coal seam. naat خَط أو طبَقَة الفَحم геол. тънък пласт sloj lag; -lag die Schicht φλέβα (π.χ. άνθρακα) veta, filón kiht, lade لايه juonne veine שִׁכבַת פֶּחָם ležište rude (vékony) réteg lapisan batubara jarðlag filone, strato 薄層 (석탄 등의) 층 gysla slānis lipit steenkoollaag lag, åre, sjikt złoże filão filon пласт sloj žila sloj flöts, skikt, lager แนวถ่านหินหรือแร่ damar, yatak (礦)層 прошарок, пласт کوئلے کی پتلی کان lớp, vỉa than (矿)层 v to sew a seam in I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet. soom يَدْرِز шия sešít sømme säumen κάνω ραφή hacer una costura (masinaga) kokku õmblema درز دوختن saumata faire une couture à לִתפוֹר धारियां बनाना zašiti beszeg menjahit sauma saman cucire 縫い合わせる 이어붙이다 susiūti sašūt; apvīlēt mengelim aaneennaaien sy, sømme zszywać coser a face o cusătură la... сшивать zošiť sešiti porubiti sy ihop เย็บตะเข็บผ้า dikmek 縫合 зшивати دو چیزوں کو ملا کر سینا nối, khâu lại 缝合 n seamstress [ˈsemstrəs, ˈsiːmstrəs] a woman who earns her living by sewing. naaldwerkster خَيّاطَه шивачка švadlena syerske die Näherin μοδίστρα costurera õmbleja(nna) زن خياط ompelijatar couturière תוֹפֶרֶת दरजिन, सिलाई करने वाली švelja varrónő tukang jahit saumakona cucitrice お針子 재봉부(婦), 침모 siuvėja šuvēja tukang jahit naaister sydame szwaczka costureira croitoreasă швея krajčírka šivilja švalja sömmerska ผู้หญิงรับจ้างเย็บผ้า bayan terzi 女裁縫 швачка سوئی کا کام کرنے والی خیّاط عورت، درزن cô thợ may 女裁缝 the seamy side (of life) the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life. onaangename sy الجانِب العابِس من الحياه грозната страна на живота rub, stinná stránka vrangside die Kehrseite η άσχημη πλευρά el lado más sórdido (de la vida) elu pahupool جنبه هاي كريه زندگي elämän nurja puoli l'envers du décor הַשֶטָח הַקוֹדֵר שֶׁל הַחָיִים neugodna strana života az élet árnyoldala sisi buruk kehidupan skuggahlið (il lato brutto) 裏面 (인생의) 이면 išvirkščioji (gyvenimo) pusė dzīves ēnas puse[] aspek kehidupan yang paling memeritkan zelfkant livets skyggeside odwrotna strona medalu o lado mau partea sordidă a vieţii изнанка жизни tienistá stránka senčna stran ružna strana života livets (tillvarons) skuggsida ด้านในของเสื้อผ้าที่เห็นตะเข็บ berbat yönü, kötü taraf (生活中的)陰暗面 виворіт کسی چیز کا برا، قبیح، اصلی یا اندرونی رخ mặt trái của cuộc đời (生活中的)阴暗面 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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