plural of seam presser

plural of seaming machine

(nautical) A strong seam formed by laying the selvage-edges of two pieces of canvas over each other and stitching on each side and down the middle.

To be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated.

present participle of burst at the seams

plural of French seam

(sewing) A seam that is sewn by first stitching with wrong sides together, then stitching with right sides together so that the unfinished edges are contained within the seam.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered with a similar velocity as a four-seam fastball, but has a degree of sink.

(baseball) A backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers

plural of two-seam fastball