selvage
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.
selvaged
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a word derived from
selvage.
Example Sentences
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Will not this do? turn it which way you like—it is selvaged all round.
From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by John Keats
