English Dictionary

seam

IPA（発音記号）

/siːm/

名詞

歴史的

(historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. / (historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.

日本語の意味

古英語での穀物の計量単位、8ブッシェルに相当する単位 / 古英語でのガラスの計量単位、24ウェイ（5ポンド単位、合計120ポンド）に相当する単位

The steward recorded a seam of barley in the manor's accounts.

家令は荘園の帳簿に、大麦を古英語の穀物量の単位である8ブッシェル分記録した。

意味（1）

(historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.

意味（2）

(historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.

As white glass was 6s. the 'seam', containing 24 'weys' (pise, or pondera) of 5 lb., and 2½ lb. was reckoned sufficient to make one foot of glazing, the cost of glass would be 1½d. leaving 2½d. for labour.

seams （ plural ）