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

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019