Selvage

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i.
     e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
     1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to
        prevent raveling.
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     2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
        --Knight.
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     3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the
        wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster] Selvaged

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  selvage
       n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of
            an oriental carpet [syn: {selvedge}]
       2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel
          or fray [syn: {selvedge}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "selvage":
     bank, beading, binding, board, border, bordering, bordure, brim,
     brink, brow, coast, edge, edging, featheredge, fimbria,
     fimbriation, flange, flounce, frame, frill, frilling, fringe,
     furbelow, galloon, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb,
     limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, motif, ragged edge, rim, ruffle,
     shore, side, sideline, skirt, skirting, trimming, valance, verge,
     welt
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  selvage /sel'v*j/ n. [from sewing and weaving] See {chad} (sense 1).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  selvage
       
          {chad}