selvage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/
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Etymology
From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
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(countable, uncountable) Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
Her stately limbs the gather'd folds surround, / And spread their golden selvage on the ground.
1803, Erasmus Darwin, The Temple of Nature, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
- (countable, uncountable) The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving.
- (countable, uncountable) A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
- (countable, uncountable) Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
- (countable, uncountable) The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes
- (countable, uncountable) That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| selvedge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| selvages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (37)
it cimosa (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl otoczka (geology: distinct border of a mass of igneous rock) · hu szegély (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl brzeg (edge plate of a lock) · bg ива (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · sv stadkant (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · fr lisière (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · it cimossa (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · es orillo (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl rąbek (any finished edge of fabric) · pl rąbek (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · it orlo (any finished edge of fabric) · bg кенар (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl otoczka (geology: clay-like material along and around a geological fault) · pl krajka (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · bg кант (any finished edge of fabric) · it bordo (any finished edge of fabric) · sv stad (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · it vivagno (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl krajka (any finished edge of fabric) · fi hulpio (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl nadmiarowy kawałek arkusza (excess area of printed or perforated sheet) · it lisiera (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · gd balt (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · io bordumo (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · ca voraviu (any finished edge of fabric) · hu szegés (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · pl skraj (edge plate of a lock) · fi reunus (excess area of printed or perforated sheet) · pt bainha (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · ru кро́мка (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · fi hulpio (geology: distinct border of a mass of igneous rock) · ca voraviu (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · cy ymylwe (any finished edge of fabric) · izh hulpelo (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · nl zelfkant (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) · cy ymylwe (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp)