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Webster 1913 Edition


Selvedge

{

Sel′vage

,

Sel′vedge

}
,
Noun.
[
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
,
Noun.
, 4.
Raymond.

Webster 1828 Edition


Selvedge

SELV'EDGE

,
Noun.
The edgr of a cloth, where it is closed by complication the threads; a woven border, or border of the close works.

Definition 2024


selvedge

selvedge

English

Noun

selvedge (plural selvedges)

  1. Alternative spelling of selvage