Definition of Selvage
Selvage
Sel·vage
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(noun)
The self-finished edge of a fabric, especially at the side of a woven fabric.
e.g. The quilter carefully matched the selvage of the two pieces of fabric.
(noun)
broadly, the edge of something, the peripheral part, for example a portion of rock that has been altered at the edge of a mass of rock, for example to form volcanic glass;
e.g. The volcanic glass was collected from the selvage of the rock face.
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