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selvage Tweet Definition of selvage Like Definition of selvage on Facebook
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 border on a sheet of postage stamps.
Etymology: A corruption of "self-edge".

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