Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overseam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-seam
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To sew with this kind of seam.

Etymology

From over- + seam.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overseams (plural) overseams (present, singular) overseaming (participle, present) overseamed (participle, past) overseamed (past)

Derived Forms

overseamer

Questions

What does overseam mean?
A seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together.
Where does overseam come from?
From over- + seam.

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