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selvage

noun as in hem

noun as in verge

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Example Sentences

First, cut off the list along the selvage edges of the whole piece.

Cord—The general term is applied to any fabric in which the lines run in the same direction as the selvage.

If the hem is turned down once and cat stitched, it will resemble the selvage more than a twice turned hem.

A screw D, binds the jaws together, and hinders the selvage from going inwards.

Well-made lace has the meshes a little elongated in the direction of the selvage.

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On this page you'll find 107 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to selvage, such as: boundary, line, outskirt, bound, bound/bounds, and brim.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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