Meaning & use
Outseam
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The outer seam of a pair of trousers, running from the waistband down to the hem on the outside of the leg.
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The tailor measured the outseam to make sure the pants would reach the correct length.
Military uniform trousers often have a colored stripe running along the outseam.
A note on using this word
"Outseam" is used mainly in clothing and tailoring, as the counterpart measurement to the more commonly known "inseam."
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