"enseam" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: enseams [present, singular, third-person], enseaming [participle, present], enseamed [participle, past], enseamed [past]
Etymology: From en- + seam. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|seam}} en- + seam Head templates: {{en-verb}} enseam (third-person singular simple present enseams, present participle enseaming, simple past and past participle enseamed)
  1. (obsolete) To remove the surplus fat from a horse or (in falconry) a bird. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-enseam-en-verb-26o8amG4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en-, Falconry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Falconry: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) To sew or stitch up in a covering Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-enseam-en-verb-c68FQjTA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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