To mark with a seam or seams; to scar or wrinkle; to furnish with a seam.
From en- + seam, where seam comes from Old English seam and Germanic roots relating to sewing or stitching. The verb means to create seams or mark with seams.
Before industrialization, 'enseaming' fabric meant sewing it together—creating seams was the fundamental act of garment-making. Today we use 'seam' casually, but this verb reminds us that seams were once signs of careful craftsmanship and labor.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.