joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
"The tailor carefully pressed the seam where the front and back panels of the jacket were joined together."
A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
"The old kitchen floor was so greasy from years of cooking that a single drop felt like raw seam."
An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
Grease; tallow; lard.
To put together with a seam.
"The tailor carefully sewed each piece of fabric together to form a perfect coat."
The word seam comes from the Old English sēam, meaning "that which is sewn." It traces its roots back through Middle English to Proto-Germanic.