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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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