Coal stratum (4 letters)

{ Answer }

SEAM

{ Related Clues }

Fissure
Furrow
Joint
Juncture
Suture
Wrinkle
Baseball feature
Baseball part
Clothes line?
Coal bed
Coal deposit
Coal locale
Fashion line
Garment closing
Garment edge
Layer of ore
Line of juncture
A-line line
Line in an A-line
Line by a sewer
Ore deposit
Ore layer
Ore locale
Part of a baseball
Petticoat junction
Place to caulk
Place for a rip
Rich layer
Sarong's lack
Stitch line
Stitching line
Stratum of ore
Stratum of rock
Tailor's concern
Visible juncture
Wrinkle or ridge
Betsy Ross detail
Fashionable meeting place?
Thin layer of coal
Weak part of a hull
Flat-felled or French follower
Line from the ankle to the waist, say
This comes before stress
This may be sewn fine

{ Tags }

baseball, bed, clothes, coal, feature, joining, junction, juncture, layer, line, ore, part, petticoat, place, seam, sewing, stitch, stitches, stratum, tailors, where

{ Notes }

The answer SEAM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SEAM as a noun:

1. joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

2. (wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line) = a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

3. (seam, bed) = a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"

SEAM as a verb:

1. put together with a seam; "seam a dress"