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English Idioms :: seam
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seamen.html - See: BURST AT THE SEAMS. |
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Traditional English :: seam
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seamen.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a line where two edges join, esp. of two pieces of cloth etc. turned back and stitched together, or of boards fitted edge to edge.
2 a fissure between parallel edges.
3 a wrinkle or scar.
4 a stratum of coal etc. --v.tr.
1 join with a seam.
2 (esp. as seamed adj.) mark or score with or as with a seam. bursting at the seams full to overflowing. seam bowler Cricket a bowler who makes the ball deviate by bouncing off its seam. seamer n. seamless adj. [OE seam f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: seaman
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seamen.html - n. (pl. -men) 1 a sailor, esp. one below the rank of officer. 2 a person regarded in terms of skill in navigation (a poor seaman). seamanlike adj. seamanly adj. [OE s |
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Traditional English :: seamanship
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seamen.html - n.
skill in managing a ship or boat. |
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Traditional English :: seamstress
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seamen.html - n.
(also sempstress) a woman who sews, esp. professionally; a needlewoman. [OE seamestre fem. f. seamere tailor, formed as SEAM + -STER + -ESS(1)] |
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Traditional English :: seamy
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seamen.html - adj. (seamier, seamiest) 1 marked with or showing seams. 2 unpleasant, disreputable (esp. the seamy side). |
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