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Selvage

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounThe edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
2.NounAny edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
3.NounThe 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.
4.NounA distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
5.NounClay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
6.NounThe edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes
7.NounThat part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.
8.VerbTo give a selvage to (fabric).
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