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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 , 4.
Gouge
, Noun.
Raymond.
Webster 1828 Edition
Selvedge
SELV'EDGE
,Noun.