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noun
A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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Synonyms: flat-fell seam, flat-felled seam
Antonyms: none provided
noun
seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fell
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seam
History
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