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Selvedge [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The edgr of a cloth, where it is closed by complication the threads; a woven border, or border of the close works.

Selvedge [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

3. A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4.

Selvedged [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having a selvedge.

Selvedged [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having a selvage.