serge

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A type of worsted cloth.
2. (countable, metonymically, uncountable) A garment made of this fabric.

Verb

To overlock.

Synonyms

twill

caddis

wool serge

Translations

Serge

serge

saia

sarga

serge

sarja

şayak

sargia

sarja

Sarja

serj

سيرج

yünlü kumaş

sich mitbewerben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɜːd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sarge

Inherited from Middle English: cerge

In summary

From Middle English sarge, from Old French sarge, serge, from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin sērica (“silken, silk things”), from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Doublet of silk and seric.