selvage
Example Sentences
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Think blazer coats with white overstitching and cut as if to reveal the selvage edge of the fabric.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022
Then, as you got older, you got those stiff, selvage jeans from A.P.C.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021
You can also find Japanese selvage denim, Filson shirts and jackets, work boots that look like they’ll last a generation, safety glasses for hazardous manly activities, restored and hand-sharpened vintage axes and motorcycle helmets.
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2019
“My existence is selvage denim at this point, it’s a vintage Hermès bag,” Kanye said.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018
I wrote to you a few lines on the selvage of my note to my father.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Downey, Edmund
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
