Seam, n. [AS. seám, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. &?;. See
Sumpter.] A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically: (a) The
quantity of eight bushels of grain. "A seam of oats." P. Plowman. (b)
The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.]
Sea"-maid` (?), n. 1. The mermaid.