bɛd ˈkɹɪŋkəl ˈfʌɹoʊ ˈfʌɹəʊ put together with a seam seam a dress joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit he worked in the coal beds a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface his face has many lines ironing gets rid of most wrinkles