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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
  • An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
  • A suture.
  • A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral.
  • (Construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials. Seams can be made or sealed in a varity of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.
  • cricket The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
  • sewing A folded back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.

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Verb:

  • cricket Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
  • cricket Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
  • To crack open along a seam.
  • To mark with a seam.
  • To put together with a seam.

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