Selvage

/ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

(weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge..

Definitions by Sense

1. (weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
2. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
3. (printing) The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving.
4. (geology) A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
5. (geology) Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
6. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes
7. (mining) That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.
8. To give a selvage to (fabric).

Example Sentences

Her stately limbs the gather'd folds surround, / And spread their golden selvage on the ground.

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• selvages
• selvedge
• selvaging
• selvaged

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