[sel.vage] or sel.vedge n [ME selvage, prob. fr. MD selvegge, selvage, fr. selv self + egge edge; akin to OE self and to OE ecg edge--more at edge] (15c) 1 a: the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling; specif: a narrow border often of different or heavier threads than the fabric and sometimes in a different weave b: an edge (as of fabric or paper) meant to be cut off and discarded
2: an outer or peripheral part: border, edge -- sel.vaged or sel.vedged adj