seam

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
  2. noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  3. noun a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

Etymology

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

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