Antonyms for seaming

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : seem

Phonetic Transcription : sim

Definition of seaming

Origin : Old English seam "seam, suture, junction," from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (cf. Old Frisian sam "hem, seam," Old Norse saumr, Middle Dutch som, Dutch zoom, Old High German soum, German Saum "hem"), from PIE root *syu- "to sew, to bind" (cf. Old English siwian, Latin suere, Sanskrit syuman; see sew).
Chidynge and reproche ... vnsowen the semes of freendshipe in mannes herte. [Chaucer, "Parson's Tale," c.1386]
Meaning "raised band of stitching on a ball" is recorded from 1888. Geological use is from 1590s.

As in sewing : noun stitching
As in rumple : verb crush, wrinkle
As in sew : verb prepare fabric for clothing, covering
As in tuck : verb fold together
As in wrinkle : verb crinkle, fold
As in rimple : verb wrinkle
As in crinkle : verb crumple, ruffle

Example sentences :

Their walk is a waddle, and they bulge with seaming corpulency.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

The effects vary with the depth and tightness of the seaming.
Extract from : « Chincha Plain-weave cloths » by Lila M. O'Neale

The matter of detail has been sufficiently thorough to embody also the point of seaming.
Extract from : « Jaros Hygienic Wear » by I. Jaros

In seaming the bag, take care not to wrinkle it in the clams.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 » by Various

If the first seaming roll is forced in too rapidly it may ruin the seam.
Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray

Captain Joe could see the deep lines about the eyes, seaming the dry, shrunken skin.
Extract from : « Caleb West, Master Diver » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Mrs. Condiment taught her the mysteries of cutting and basting, back-stitching and felling, hemming and seaming.
Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

There is no danger from bringing in the second seaming roll too quickly if the first seaming roll has completed its work.
Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray

My mother had cut out the divisions from various bits in the rag-bag, and my sister had done some of the seaming.
Extract from : « The Peace Egg and Other tales » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

The lieutenant himself traced out the pattern and cut out the strips, and all hands were employed in seaming them together.
Extract from : « Off on a Comet » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for seaming

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