† shemn.
Obsolete. rare.
= seam n.1 6.
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shem1688
butt joint1775
abutting joint1801
seam1825
plumb-joint1875
seam joint1882
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 92/1 A Shem, is when two edges [of lead] are turned one over the other.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 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.
Derivatives
ˈsheming adj. that forms a ‘shem’.
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sheming1688
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 326/1 The Sheming Mallet.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 325/2 A Plummers Pincers or Sheming Pincers.
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n.1688- mainpernor
- mainpernors
- mainpiece
- mainplane
- mainplate
- mainport
- mainprize
- mainprizer
- mainprizing
- mainrigging
- mainroyal
- mainroyalmast
- mains
- mainsail
- mainsails
- mainsborne
- mainsequence turnoff
- mainsequence turnoff point
- mainsheaf
- mainsheet
- mainsheet-block
- mainsheet-horse
- mainsheet-kevel
- mainsheetblock
- mainsheethorse