serge

n.
A twilled cloth of worsted or worsted and wool, often used for suits.

[Middle English sarge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sārica, from Latin sērica (vestis), silken (clothing), feminine of sēricus, silken, from Greek sērikos, of the Seres, silken, from Sēres, a people of eastern Asia, perhaps China.]

serge² (sûrj)
tr.v., serged, serg·ing, serg·es.
To overcast (the raw edges of a fabric) to prevent unraveling.

[Back formation from serging, type of overcast stitch, from SERGE¹.]

serger serg'er n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a twilled woolen fabric

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - serge

2.
v. tr. - kaste

Nederlands (Dutch)
serge, soort ribfluweel

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Tex) serge

2.
v. tr. - surfiler (un tissu)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Serge (Stoff)

2.
v. - Überziehen, bedecken
v. - sich beziehen, sich dunkel werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σερζ (δίμιτο ύφασμα)
v. - ρελιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
serge

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sarja (f)

Русский (Russian)
серж, костюм из сержа, саржа, сержант

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - sarga

2.
v. tr. - sobrehilar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - cheviot, sars
v. - klä i cheviot, klä i sars

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
斜纹哔叽布料

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斜紋嗶嘰布料

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 능직 소모사, 비단 세루

2.
v. tr. - (직물의 솔기나 가장 자리를) 감침질 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - サージ
v. - かがり縁に仕上げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسيج صوفي متين (فعل) طريقه لتقويه القماش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריג צמרי מקווקו ועמיד לזמן ארוך‬
v. tr. - ‮תפר קצוות חוטים של אריג או שטיח במכונה כדי למנוע היפרמות‬

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