seamed

Thân thiện

Her grandmother's seamed face smiled with kindness.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Marked by lines or seams: Having visible lines, folds, or furrows, especially on the skin or a surface. This often results from age, stress, or the process of joining materials. 2. Having or joined by a seam or seams: Containing a seam; constructed by sewing or joining pieces together along a line.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Marked by lines):
  • The old sailor's face was deeply seamed from years in the sun and wind.
  • The seamed leather of the armchair gave it a rustic, well-worn character.
• Adjective (Joined by a seam):
  • The dress was beautifully seamed at the waist for a perfect fit.
  • A seamed metal pipe is more likely to leak under pressure than a seamless one.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe something that is visibly marked by experience or division.
  • The treaty was seamed with compromises that pleased no one completely.
  • Her voice was seamed with emotion as she recounted the story.

Variants and Related Words

• Seam (noun): A line where two edges of fabric, leather, or other material are joined by sewing; a similar line or ridge on a surface.
  • The seam on his jeans ripped.
• Seamless (adjective): Without a seam; smooth and continuous.
  • The transition between the two songs was seamless.
• Seaming (noun/gerund): The action or process of joining with a seam.

Synonyms

• Lined: Having lines, especially on the face.
• Furrowed: Marked with long, narrow grooves.
• Wrinkled: Having small lines or folds.
• Joined: Connected or fastened together.
• Sewn: Fastened with stitches.

Antonyms

• Smooth: Having an even and regular surface.
• Unlined: (Of skin) not marked with lines.
• Seamless: Without a seam.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams
   • their lined faces were immeasurably sad
   • a seamed face
2. having or joined by a seam or seams

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lined