Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See selvage, selvaged.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
selvage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
- noun the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
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Examples
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The adoption of the selvedge was another improvement and until it was introduced the weft would no doubt have been put through with the fingers, later on a spool being used.
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There are 16 different designs in the collection, and many of the pillows have singular touches like deconstructed and then reconstructed faces as well as selvedge edges.
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Nevertheless, I find myself at this weird juncture, a cultural snag wrapped in a conundrum shaped like a question mark dressed in scratchy raw Japanese selvedge and smoking American Spirits, glumly, in a grungy hoody, outside the bike shop, twitching just a little.
Mark Morford: Forgive Me, I Do Not Like The Arcade Fire Mark Morford 2010
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And then I got almost to the end of the block and realised I had cut a large, central piece from within the bloody selvedge and will need to unpick the whole thing and start over.
Olympics girliejones 2010
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Making It: Riviera Club F. Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal From left: selvedge stripe; navy loreta plaid; papa diaz polka; picnic plaid; yellow loreta plaid, all $156, Bloomingdale 's nationwide, 800-555-7467 WHO: California design team Derek Buse, Greg Ullery and Joe Sadler
Beach Boys 2010
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And then I got almost to the end of the block and realised I had cut a large, central piece from within the bloody selvedge and will need to unpick the whole thing and start over.
Olympics girliejones 2010
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Also see: Gap ' s gray flannel pjs, £ 22.50 7. Jeans: I ' ve already written about Gap being the best place to buy your jeans, from £ 39.50, but if you want designer, then try DSquared ' s distressed jeans in their classic shape, £ 220, or Dunhill ' s selvedge seam raw finish denim, £ 125.
What Should He Be Wearing? Tina Gaudoin 2010
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These medium weight, raw denim with white selvedge look and feel just like those designer jeans that cost well over $150, but come with the 2009-friendly price of just
Gayired.com - Gay OnLine Community for Entertainment and Daily News 2009
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Tom Ford has introduced a $990 jean made from Japanese selvedge denim, silk-lined pockets and a front button plated with 18-karat gold.
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Tom Ford has introduced a $990 jean made from Japanese selvedge denim, silk-lined pockets and a front button plated with 18-karat gold.
raven_in_the_woods commented on the word selvedge
in The Wind in the Willows, when Water Rat and Mole are rowing, Grahame refers to the bank as "the selvedge." love it.
July 31, 2010