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selvage
noun as in border
noun as in hem
noun as in margin
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First, cut off the list along the selvage edges of the whole piece.
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Cord—The general term is applied to any fabric in which the lines run in the same direction as the selvage.
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If the hem is turned down once and cat stitched, it will resemble the selvage more than a twice turned hem.
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A screw D, binds the jaws together, and hinders the selvage from going inwards.
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Well-made lace has the meshes a little elongated in the direction of the selvage.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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