SELVAGE


Meaning of SELVAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or sel·vedge ˈsel-vij

Etymology: Middle English selfegge, selvage, from self self + egge edge (after Middle Dutch selfegghe )

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling ; specifically : 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 -vijd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.