selvage

== English == === Alternative forms === selvedge === Etymology === From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self +‎ edge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/ === Noun === selvage (countable and uncountable, plural selvages) (weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling. (printing) The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving. (geology) A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling. (geology) Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes (mining) That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === selvage (third-person singular simple present selvages, present participle selvaging, simple past and past participle selvaged) To give a selvage to (fabric). === References === === Anagrams === Gleaves