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SELVEDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does selvedge mean?
• SELVEDGE (noun)
The noun SELVEDGE 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: SELVEDGE 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 ("selvedge" 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 ("selvedge" 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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