Etymology

seamless

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Today it means: Having no seams. Full definition →

Middle English seemles ← Old English *sēamlēas
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  1. Old English · inherited from*sēamlēas
  2. Middle English · inherited fromseemles
  3. English todayseamless

From Middle English seemles, semeles, semles, Old English *sēamlēas, equivalent to seam + -less. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål sømløs (“seamless”), Swedish sömlös (“seamless”).

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