| 释义 |
† shem Obs. rare—1.
[Cheshire pronunciation of seam n.1]
= seam n.1 6.
1688Holme Armoury iii. 92/1 A Shem, is when two edges [of lead] are turned one over the other. Ibid. 325/2 By these Pincers two Skirts of Lead are turned one over the other, without cutting or bruising the Lead; this kind of Rolling of Lead one within another, is termed a Shem.
So ˈsheming a., that forms a ‘shem’.
1688Holme Armoury iii. 326/1 The Sheming Mallet. Ibid. 325/2 A Plummers Pincers or Sheming Pincers. |