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SELVEDGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does selvedge mean? 

SELVEDGE (noun)
  The noun SELVEDGE has 2 senses:

1. border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpetplay

2. the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or frayplay

  Familiarity information: SELVEDGE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SELVEDGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

selvage; selvedge

Hypernyms ("selvedge" is a kind of...):

border (a strip forming the outer edge of something)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

selvage; selvedge

Hypernyms ("selvedge" is a kind of...):

edge (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something)


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