— selvaged , adj.
/sel"vij/ , n.
1. the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
2. any similar strip or part of surplus material, as at the side of wallpaper.
3. Also called margin . Philately. the surplus paper or margin around a sheet of stamps: The number of the plate block appears in the selvage.
4. a plate or surface through which a bolt of a lock passes.
Also, selvedge .
[ 1425-75; late ME, resp. of SELF + EDGE, modeled on MD selfegghe (D zelfegge ) ]