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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, noun [Self + edge, i. e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.
2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. --Knight.
3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, noun, 4. --Raymond.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
selvage
noun
1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet [syn: {selvedge}]
2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray [syn: {selvedge}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "selvage": bank, beading, binding, board, border, bordering, bordure, brim, brink, brow, coast, edge, edging, featheredge, fimbria, fimbriation, flange, flounce, frame, frill, frilling, fringe, furbelow, galloon, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, motif, ragged edge, rim, ruffle, shore, side, sideline, skirt, skirting, trimming, valance, verge, welt
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
selvage /sel'v*j/ n. [from sewing and weaving] See {chad} (sense 1).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
selvage {chad}
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