SERGE

serge

(noun) a twilled woolen fabric

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

serge (countable and uncountable, plural serges)

(textiles) A type of worsted cloth.

(by metonymy) A garment made of this fabric.

Verb

serge (third-person singular simple present serges, present participle serging, simple past and past participle serged)

(sewing) To overlock.

Etymology 2

Noun

serge (plural serges)

A large wax candle used in some church ceremonies.

Anagrams

• Geers, Geres, Seger, egers, egres, geers, grees

Source: Wiktionary


Serge, n. Etym: [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff, fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See Sericeous, Silk.]

Definition: A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes. Silk serge, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.

Serge, n. Etym: [F. cierge.]

Definition: A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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