selvage

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selvage

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also n.

1. 1. The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not fray or ravel.
   2. An ornamental fringe at either end of an Oriental rug.
2. The edge plate of a lock that has a slot for a bolt.

[Middle English (influenced by Middle Low German selfegge) : self, self; see self + egge, edge; see edge.]

Straight-edge margin area on a stamp sheet. A brief sales message is sometimes printed on the selvage.

[from sewing and weaving] See chad (sense 1).

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1.The finished edge of carpeting, a fabric, etc., which prevents raveling.
2. The unsurfaced strip along a sheet of prepared roll roofing that forms the underportion of the lap. The plate through which the bolt of a lock projects.

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border, edge

Dansk (Danish)
n. - æg, ægkant, kant, rand, stolpe

Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfkant, rand

Français (French)
n. - (Tex) lisière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Webkante

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ούγια, ρέλι, πατούρα κλειδαριάς

Italiano (Italian)
cimosa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ourela (f)

Русский (Russian)
кромка (ткани), пластина замка с прорезью

Español (Spanish)
n. - hirma, orillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stadkant, låsstolpe, låskant

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
布的织边, 镶边

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 布的織邊, 鑲邊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 피륙의 변폭, 끝, (자물쇠의) 가장자리 쇠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 織物の耳, へり, 織り端, 耳

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حاشيه ألقماش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שולי-בגד, שפת-האריג, מלל (למניעת התפרמות), איזור-מעבר בקצה גוש סלעי, אבזם נעילה של בריח‬

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