selvage
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selvage¹
- /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/
Where it comes from
From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.
noun selvages · selvedge
- 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.
- Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling. Her stately limbs the gather'd folds surround, / And spread their golden selvage on the ground.
- 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.
- A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
- Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
- The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes
- That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.
verb selvages · selvaging · selvaged · selvedge
- To give a selvage to (fabric).
Selvage²
proper noun Selvages · Salvidge · Selvidge
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "selvage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/selvage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. selvage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/selvage "selvage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/selvage.Cite this
@misc{selvage_2026,
title = {selvage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selvage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
