selvedge

«selvedge» in Mova's school dictionary: The edge of a piece of woven cloth, made so that it does… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a selvedge, selvedges); also spelt selvage

meaning for a pupil

1) The edge of a piece of woven cloth, made so that it does not fray or unravel. tree →

2) More widely, an edge or border strip of something, like the edge of a piece of land. tree →

sense in the lessons

A sewing and craft word. When you buy cloth from a roll, the two long sides have selvedges, firmer and sometimes with printed letters or little holes. In sewing lessons you cut patterns along the grain, parallel to the selvedge. In old books it can mean a narrow border of land or the edge of a thing.

examples

• The selvedge of the cloth had the maker's name printed on it. tree →
• Pin the pattern so the arrow runs along the selvedge. tree →
• The selvedge stops the cloth from fraying. tree →
• Grandma cut off the selvedge before sewing the quilt. tree →
• The denim had a neat red stripe on its selvedge. tree →
• Weavers make a tight selvedge on each side of the loom. tree →

note

Countable noun. British spelling «selvedge», American spelling usually «selvage»; both say SEL-vij. Only the long sides of a roll of fabric have a selvedge; the cut ends do not.

Trees and pragmatics

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