Origin: French
suffix -age
Selvage has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
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Noun
1
border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
2
the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
3
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.
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