felled seam
- noun
- Specialized
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costura doblada
- A felled seam prevents fraying by folding the raw edges under and stitching them down.
Examples
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Shirts often feature a felled seam along the sides and sleeves for a neat appearance.
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The tailor used a felled seam on the trousers for extra durability.
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A felled seam helps to prevent the fabric from fraying at the edges.
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The dress features a felled seam for a polished look.
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I love how the felled seams make the fabric look finished.
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For a neat finish on both sides, the designer chose a felled seam for the dress.
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Using a felled seam gives the fabric a polished look without exposed edges.
Synonyms
A seam made by folding a cloth edge and sewing it so the raw edge is inside
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Morphology
The phrase is a past-participial adjective + noun composition: 'felled' (to fold and stitch edges) applied to 'seam' (a stitched line). If a B1 learner knows the sewing sense of 'fell' and the noun 'seam', the meaning 'a seam made by folding and stitching the raw edges' is directly derivable and thus compositional, despite being a technical term.
Etymology
Felled seam: The sewing name felled seam comes from the way the cloth edge is folded and sewn: the edge is folded under (the action called fell) and stitched flat at the seam so no raw edge shows. That's why a felled seam gives a neat 'finish' on both sides and helps 'prevent fraying', making the clothes last longer.