selvedges

Meaning of selvedges

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
  3. 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.
  4. A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
  5. Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
  6. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
  7. That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.

Information about selvedges

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of selvedges is: selvedge.
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Hyphenation of selvedges

selvedges

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
  • selvedges is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with selvedges

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