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som.

seam (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɔm]
  1. seam (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)

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Where this word comes from

From Dutch zoom (“hem; edge, border”), from Middle Dutch sôom, from Old Dutch *sōm, from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (“that which is sewn”).

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