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selvage
[ sel-vij ]
noun
- the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
- any similar strip or part of surplus material, as at the side of wallpaper.
- Also called margin. Philately. the surplus paper or margin around a sheet of stamps:
The number of the plate block appears in the selvage.
- a plate or surface through which a bolt of a lock passes.
selvage
/ ˈsɛlvɪdʒ /
noun
- the finished nonfraying edge of a length of woven fabric
- a similar strip of material allowed in fabricating a metal or plastic article, used esp for handling components during manufacture
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Derived Forms
- ˈselvaged, adjective
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Other Words From
- selvaged adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of selvage1
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Example Sentences
First, cut off the list along the selvage edges of the whole piece.
Cord—The general term is applied to any fabric in which the lines run in the same direction as the selvage.
If the hem is turned down once and cat stitched, it will resemble the selvage more than a twice turned hem.
A screw D, binds the jaws together, and hinders the selvage from going inwards.
Well-made lace has the meshes a little elongated in the direction of the selvage.
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