selvage

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
4. (countable, uncountable) A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
5. (countable, uncountable) Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
6. (countable, uncountable) The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes
7. (countable, uncountable) That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.

Verb

To give a selvage to (fabric).

Synonyms

selvedge

edge

hem

rim

border

list

seam

boundary

frontier

fault clay

rand

brim

fault gouge

stripe

edging

webbing

welt

edge of a piece of fabric

edge of a strip of cloth

flounce

thrum

latus

Translations

Saum

bordo

ούγια υφάσματος

cimosa

vivagno

bainha

borde

Abschluss des Gewebes

frontiera

voraviu

Rand

Grenze

Salband

Kante

frontera

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: zelfkant

In summary

From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.