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Selvages

noun
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

selvedgefabricstextiletextilesskeinsfabricsergerselvassergingfibreshandwovendenim
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