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SEAM, n.

1. The suture or uniting of two edges of cloth by the needle.

The coat was without seam , woven from the top throughout. John 29 .

2. The joint or juncture of planks in a ship's side or deck or rather the intervals between the edges of boards or planks in a floor, &c. The seams of the ships are filled with oakum, and covered with pitch.
3. In mines, a vein or stratum of metal, ore, coal and the like.
4. A cicatrix or scar.
5. A measure of eight bushels of corn or the vessel that contains it. Not used in America.
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Entry for 'Seam'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​s/seam.html.
 
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