n.
Variant: or sel · vedge
Pronunciation: ' sel-vij
Function: noun
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