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Selvedge

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n. Alternative spelling of selvage.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

See selvage, selvaged.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

n. the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray

Word Usage

"The adoption of the selvedge was another improvement and until it was introduced the weft would no doubt have been put through with the fingers, later on a spool being used."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

border edge

Variant

selvage

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

edge list listing forel

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