Serge \Serge\, n. [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff,
fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See
Sericeous, Silk.]
A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing
for both sexes.
Silk serge, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors
for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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