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serge


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Serge  \Serge\,  n.  [F.  serge,  sarge,  originally,  a  silken  stuff, 
  fr  L.  serica,  f.  or  neut.  pl  of  sericus  silken.  See 
  {Sericeous},  {Silk}.] 
  A  woolen  twilled  stuff,  much  used  as  material  for  clothing 
  for  both  sexes. 
 
  {Silk  serge},  a  twilled  silk  fabric  used  mostly  by  tailors 
  for  lining  parts  of  gentlemen's  coats. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Serge  \Serge\,  n.  [F.  cierge.] 
  A  large  wax  candle  used  in  the  ceremonies  of  various 
  churches. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  serge 
  n  :  a  twilled  woolen  fabric 




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