unseam

American  

[uhn-seem] / ʌnˈsim /

verb (used with object)

1. to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart.

   to unseam a dress.

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unseam British  

/ ʌnˈsiːm /

verb

1. (tr) to open or undo the seam of

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Etymology

Origin of unseam

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ² + seam

Example Sentences

But the willingness of film directors to unseam the play and thereby expose the dramatic skeleton may be what has allowed a notable few of them to elude the curse on-screen.

From Los Angeles Times

Unseam, un-sēm, v.t. to undo a piece of sewing, to split.

From Project Gutenberg

‘Unseam,’ used by Keats and by Shakespeare, 218 & n.

From Project Gutenberg