That made after sewing the edges of sails together, one over the other, by stitching through the centre of the seam. Also, the fash left at the junction of the moulds when a ball is cast.
·- An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only tw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Grease; tallow; lard. II. Seam ·vi To become ridgy; to crack open. III. Seam ·noun The quant...
The sewing together of two edges of canvas, which should have about 110 stitches in every yard of le...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The interstices between the planks. ...
The two edges or selvedges of canvas laid over each other and sewed down. ...
The edges or selvedges sewed together, without lapping. ...
Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
, or dancing pedro-pee. See pedro-a-pied. ...