seam

(Anglais)

Noun

1. A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
2. A suture.
3. A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
4. The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
5. A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
6. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
7. (figuratively) A line of junction; a joint.

Verb

1. To put together with a seam.
2. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
3. To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
4. To crack open along a seam.
5. Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
6. Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/siːm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: seem

Hérité de ancien anglais: sēam

In summary

From Middle English seem, seme, from Old English sēam (“seam”), from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (“that which is sewn”).

Concepts

couture

joint

suture

cicatrice

filon

ligne

lit

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ride

rider

sillon

veine

soudure

coudre

Synonymes

suture

stitch

joint

hem

bed

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sewing

line

sew

wrinkle

layer

furrow

join

selvage

crease

stitching

vein

edge

border

juncture

opening

welt

frontier

rim

class

stratum

raphe

crack

quilt

crinkle

embroider

boundary

needlework

stream

bind

slit

slot

stich

streak

stringer

stripe

striped

vas

vessel

zone

repoint

joining point

thin layer

put an apparent seam in

rhaphe

shallow layer

Traductions

Naht

cucitura

Saum

costura

szew

naad

voeg

costura

Fuge

Flöz

vivagno

Schicht

säumen

scanalatura

bordo

Phrases

Look , the seam is now broken , it couldn't stand the jerk .

Regardez, la couture est maintenant cassée, elle ne pouvait pas supporter le con.