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in·seam

(ĭn′sēm′)

1. The inside seam of a pant leg.

2. The length or measurement of such a seam.

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inseam

(ˈɪnsiːm)

(Clothing & Fashion) US (in tailoring) the inside leg from the crotch to the ankle on a person or on a pair of trousers

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in•seam

(ˈɪnˌsim)

n.

an inside or inner seam of a garment, esp. the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.

[1905–10]

Translations

inseam

[ˈɪnsiːm] ADJ (US) inseam measurement → medida f de pernera

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inseam

[ˈɪnsiːm] n (US) → entrejambe m inseam measurementinseam measurement n → hauteur f d'entre-jambe

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