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SELVAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does selvage mean?
• SELVAGE (noun)
The noun SELVAGE has 2 senses:
1. border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
2. the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
Familiarity information: SELVAGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("selvage" 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 ("selvage" 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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