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selvedge |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i. e., its own proper edge; cf OD selfegge.] 1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling. 2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. --Knight. 3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: selvedge n 1: an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet [syn: {selvage}] 2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray [syn: {selvage}]
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