Definition of Selvage. Meaning of Selvage. Synonyms of Selvage

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Definition of Selvage

Selvage
Selvage Sel"vage, Selvedge Sel"vedge, n. [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, n., 4. --Raymond.

Meaning of Selvage from wikipedia

- A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a "self-finished" edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying. The term...
- The selvage of a knitted fabric consists of the stitch(es) that end each row ("course") of knitting. Also called selvedge, the term derives from "self-edge"...
- Look up selvage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Selvage, or Selvege, may refer to; Selvage, a "self-finished" edge of a piece of fabric Selvage (knitting)...
- Eugene "Gene" S. Selvage (1896–1993) was the owner of Lucky Lager Brewing Company and a founder of the Lucky International Open. Eugene Selvage was born in...
- Shuttle-loom-woven denim is usually recognizable by its selvedge (or selvage), the edge of a fabric created as a continuous cross-yarn (the weft) reverses...
- Lester Revell Selvage (March 7, 1943 – June 15, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from Beaumont High School in St. Louis...
- is known as a continuous brocade; the supplementary weft runs from selvage to selvage. The yarns are cut away in cutwork and broché. Also, a discontinuous...
- II" ("FORWARD II"). However, historians Christopher Nehring and Douglas Selvage found in the former Stasi and Bulgarian State Security archives materials...
- subsequently fought back and overpowered Selvage, strangling her as she kicked and tried to scream. After Selvage went unresponsive, Bloomfield kept looking...
- Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dalmas lə sɛlvaʒ]; Occitan: Sant Darmàs lo Selvatge; Italian: San Dalmazzo Selvatico) is a commune...