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Definition of Selvedge

1. Noun. Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet.

2. Noun. The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray.

Definition of Selvedge

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of selvage) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Selvedge

1. selvage [n -S] - See also: selvage

Medical Definition of Selvedge

1. 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. 3. A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge. Origin: Self + edge, i. E, its own proper edge; cf. OD. Selfegge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Selvedge

seltzer seltzer bottle seltzer water seltzer waters seltzers seltzogene seltzogenes selva selvage selvaged

selvagee selvagees selvages selvaging selvas selvedge (current term) selvedged selvedges selves selwynite

sely semaeostomata semagram semagrams semainier semainiers semanteme semantemes semantic

Literary usage of Selvedge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"See Fairfax Bulk and selvedge, 12mo. 1674, p. 75. (2) A sword. A cant term. TILTH. (1) The produce of tilling. ..."

2. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1874)
"4869, thus forming the loop of the last or selvedge needle without the aid of the sinker. The whole row of needles then retire or are drawn backwards, ..."

3. Transactions of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (1899)
"It must be confessed that later my belief that the whole of the difficulty was due to these constructions of selvedge was somewhat shaken by finding ..."

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