inseam

English

Clothing with inseams highlighted.

Etymology

From in- +‎ seam.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsiːm/

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• (verb) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsiːm/

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Noun

inseam (plural inseams)

1. The seam of a trouser up the inside of the leg.

Translations

The seam of a trouser

• Spanish: entrepierna (es) f, entrecostura f

Verb

inseam (third-person singular simple present inseams, present participle inseaming, simple past and past participle inseamed)

1. (transitive) To fit (trousers) with an inseam.
2. (transitive) To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix.
   • 1726, Homer, “Book XIX”, in [Elijah Fenton], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume IV, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:

     Deep o'er his knee inseam'd, remain'd the scar

See also

• ankle
• calf
• thigh

Anagrams

• Iseman, Amiens, animes, manies, animés, Sinema, maines, mesian, Emsian, Eisman, Siamen, amines