overseam

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noun

A seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together.

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Meanings

nounoverseam (plural overseams)

plural overseams

  1. A seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together.
verboverseam (third-person singular simple present overseams, present participle overseaming, simple past and past participle overseamed)

present singular third person overseams · participle present overseaming · participle past overseamed · past overseamed

  1. To sew with this kind of seam.

Origin

From over- + seam.

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APA

overseam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseam

MLA

“overseam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overseam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseam.

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