selvage
[noun]
Synonyms: border, brim, brink, edge, fringe, hem, perimeter, periphery, skirt, verge

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selvage noun & verb. ['sɛlvɪdʒ] Also selvedge. LME.
[from (alt. of) SELF adjective + EDGE noun after early mod. Dutch selfegghe (now zelfegge), Low German sülfegge: cf. synon. Dutch zelfkant (kant border), zelfeinde (einde end).]
A. noun.
1. a. An edging of a piece of cloth finished so as to prevent unravelling, consisting either of an edge along the warp or a specially woven edging. Also, a border of different material or finish intended to be cut off or hidden. LME.
b. transf. A marginal tract, a border, an edge. M17.

2. An ornamental border or edging. Now rare or obsolete. L15.

3. Chiefly Nautical. = SELVAGEE. E18.

4. a. Mining. A thin layer of clay or earthy matter surrounding a vein of ore. M18.
b. Geology. An alteration zone at the edge of a rock mass. M20.

5. The edge-plate of a lock with an opening for the bolt. L19.
b. verb trans. Form a boundary or edging to. Cf. earlier selvaged. L16.

■ selvaged ppl adjective LME.

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