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  1. 1. n. Grease; tallow; lard. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. To become ridgy; to crack open. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. A denomination of weight or measure. Source: opted
  11. 11. n. The quantity of eight bushels of grain. Source: opted
  12. 12. n. The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. Source: opted

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