<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like</li><li>the stitches used to make such a line</li><li>any line formed by abutting edges</li><li>any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or scar</li><li>a line of stitches formed by purling</li><li>a comparatively thin stratum; a bed, as of coal</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to join with or as if with stitches; make the seam or seams of</li><li>to furrow; mark with wrinkles, scars, etc.</li><li>to knit with or in a seam</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed</li><li>to make a line of stitches by purling</li></ul>