semes

1. A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
2. A suture.
3. A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
4. The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
5. A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.

   Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.

6. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
7. A line of junction; a joint.

noun

Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation or sign.

noun

(Japanese fiction) An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top.

1. To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

   He seems to be ill.   Her eyes seem blue.   It seems like it is going to rain later.   How did she seem to you?

2. To befit; to beseem.