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Selvage   /sˈɛlvɪdʒ/   Listen
Selvage

noun
1.
Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet.  Synonym: selvedge.
2.
The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray.  Synonym: selvedge.





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"Selvage" Quotes from Famous Books



... did not come out exactly as it should have done. Many things arose between us—such as diverse occupation, different hours of work and food, and a little split in the taste of trowsers, which, of course, should not have been. He liked the selvage down his legs, while I thought it unartistic, and, going much into the graphic line, I pressed ...
— George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris - From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore • R. D. Blackmore


Words linked to "Selvage" :   edge, border


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