seam
noun
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
had seamed
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past perfectof seam.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Yes," he said emphatically, noting that played-out coal mines had seamed his own state with pockets of subsistence-level existence.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he replaced the timepiece, the lines of care which had seamed his face for the past few days vanished.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Various
Even his eye, now bright with fever, was dull and non-committal in daily life; and perhaps only the ramifications of his wrinkles could have revealed what particular ambitions had seamed his soul.
From The Fruit of the Tree by Alonzo Kimball
A fold appeared between Cecilia's brows, exactly in the same spot where a deep furrow had seamed her brother's.
From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Gone, too, was the horrid scar which had seamed it across, and the twisted lip which had given the repulsive sneer to the face!
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
