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SELVEDGE

\sˈɛlvɛd͡ʒ], \sˈɛlvɛd‍ʒ], \s_ˈɛ_l_v_ɛ_dʒ]\

Definitions of SELVEDGE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Edge of cloth formed by the return of the threads of the weft; border.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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