SELVEDGED

Etymology

Adjective

selvedged (not comparable)

Alternative form of selvaged

Source: Wiktionary


Sel"vaged, Sel"vedged, a.

Definition: Having a selvage.

SELVEDGE

Sel"vage, Sel"vedge, n. Etym: [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.

2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. Knight.

3. (Mining.)

Definition: A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4. Raymond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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