Meaning & use

Seamed

adjective·Everyday

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Marked or covered with a line where two edges join, or having furrows resembling such a line, as in a wrinkled face.

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The old sailor's seamed face told of decades spent in the sun and wind.

The tailor pressed each seamed edge flat before hemming the skirt.

A note on using this word

Comes from 'seam,' a line formed where two pieces of fabric or material are sewn or joined together; the word is often used poetically to describe weathered skin.

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2. verb

Joined together along a seam, as pieces of fabric or metal.

The panels were seamed with a tight, even stitch.

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