'Selvage' definitions:
Definition of 'selvage'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Selvage'
From: GCIDE
- Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i. e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
- 1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4. --Raymond. [1913 Webster] Selvaged
Synonyms of 'selvage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bank,
- beading,
- binding,
- board,
- border,
- bordering,
- bordure,
- brim,
- brink,
- brow,
- coast,
- edge,
- edging,
- featheredge,
- fimbria,
- fimbriation,
- flange,
- flounce,
- frame,
- frill,
- frilling,
- fringe,
- furbelow,
- galloon,
- hem,
- labellum,
- labium,
- labrum,
- ledge,
- limb,
- limbus,
- lip,
- list,
- marge,
- margin,
- motif,
- ragged edge,
- rim,
- ruffle,
- shore,
- side,
- sideline,
- skirt,
- skirting,
- trimming,
- valance,
- verge,
- welt