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Definition: Selvedge |
SelvedgeNoun1. Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet. 2. The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "selvedge" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Metallurgy | The outer edge of a metal strip remaining as scrap after the blanking of a workpiece. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | See:selvage. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: SelvedgeSynonym: selvage (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Edge | Frame, fringe, flounce, frill, list, trimming, edging, skirting, hem, selvedge, welt, furbelow, valance, gimp. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Selvedge |
| Specialty definitions using "selvedge": cockled selvedge, cracked selvedge ♦ distorted selvedge, dog-legged selvedge ♦ Fag-end, filling shuttle, fine crossbred-wools ♦ saxony fantasia, Saxony wools, slack selvedge ♦ uneven selvedge ♦ warp-knitted milanese fabric, weaving shuttle. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Trade | Philippines | For textile piece goods, a tag must be attached to the goods when there is no label on the selvedge. (references) |
Philippines | Method of Labeling (for textile fabric): For finished textile fabrics in rolls or in folds, the label, which includes the trademark, the percent fiber content by mass, using the generic name of the fiber in the order of predominance, and the country of origin, must be woven into the selvedge not more than two meters apart, regardless of the width of the fabric. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Selvedge" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.49% of the time. "Selvedge" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 80.49% | 33 | 60,273 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.63% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.44% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.44% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 41 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "selvedge": cockled selvedge ♦ cracked selvedge ♦ distorted selvedge ♦ slack selvedge ♦ uneven selvedge ♦ woven selvedge. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
selvedge | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "selvedge"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Buzë (bank, border, brim, curb, edge, hem, lip, margin, rim, ring, selvage, skirt, verge, welt), Anë (aspect, border, brink, declivity, edge, end, flank, hand, hem, jamb, list, Marge, margin, pane, part, partiality, selvage, side, skirt, wall, welt). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Кенар, Кант, Ива. (various references) | |
Czech | Lem (bottom, edge, hem, ribbon, rim, selvage, skirt). (various references) | |
Danish | overlig, kant (border, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, rand, rim), ægkant (list, listing, woven selvedge). (various references) | |
Dutch | zelfkant (list, listing, selvage, woven selvedge), rand (border, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, outskirts, periphery, rand, rim), kop van een zeil. (various references) | |
Finnish | reuna (border, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, rim), hulpio (selvage). (various references) | |
French | têtière, paroi, lisière (selvage), bord (seaside). (various references) | |
German | Seitenrand, Webekante (list, selvage), Tuchschrote (list, selvage), Tuchleiste (list, selvage), Randleiste (list, listing, selvage, woven selvedge), Rand (boarder, border, boundary, brim, brink, circle, edge, edging, fringe, lip, Marge, margin, outskirts, periphery, rand, rim, ring, side, tide-mark, top, verge), Oberliek, Kopf (bowl, brains, ear, head, heading, leader, master mind, mastermind, memory, mind, nose, pate, person, thinker, top, warhead), Endleiste (list, selvage). (various references) | |
Greek | περιθώριο (allowance, border, margin, scope), παρυφή (flounce, selvage, thrum, welt), ούγια υφάσματος, ούγια (hem, selvage, webbing). (various references) | |
Hungarian | Szegély (band, bed, border, braid, edge, fringe, hem, lap, ledge, list, Marge, margin, molding, moulding, periphery, seam, styling, thrum, verge). (various references) | |
Italian | Vivagno (hem, seam, selvage), Cimosa (selvage). (various references) | |
Korean | 가장자리 (Brink, Edge, marginal, selvage, Verge). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elvedgesay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ourela (selvage). (various references) | |
Romanian | Tivi (border, fell, fringe, hem, list, selvage, whip). (various references) | |
Russian | Кромка, Краевая часть. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | rub (border, brim, brink, cant, edge, hem, lip, rand, selvage, shoulder, verge), okrajak (heel, lappet, selvage). (various references) | |
Spanish | orillo (selvage). (various references) | |
Swedish | stadkant (selvage). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Пруг, Крайова частина. (various references) | |
Welsh | ymylwe. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 36, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Epoihsan auto epwmidaV sunecousaV ex amfoterwn twn merwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fecit et ansas hyacinthinas in ora cortinae unius ex utroque latere et in ora cortinae alterius similiter |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he made iacynctyne oyletis in the hemme of the o cortyn on either syde, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they made fyftye louppes of Iacincte alonge by the edge of the vtmost curtayne, euen in the silvege of the couplynge courtayne: And likewise they made on the syde of the vtmost couplinge curtayne on the other syde, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the extremity of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group, and in the same way on the outside curtain of the second group. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 36, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya nagbuhat ug mga galong nga azul sa ngilit sa usa ka cortina gikan sa ngilit, sa tinakdoan; sa mao usab nga pagkaagi siya nagbuhat sa ngilit sa cortina dapit sa gawas sa ikaduha ka tinakdoan. |
| Croatian | Na rubu posljednje od zavjesa sastavljenih u jedno naèine petlje od modre vune; jednako ih naèine i na rubu posljednje zavjese drugoga dijela; |
| Danish | I Kanten af det ene Tæppe, det yderste i det ene sammensyede Stykke, satte han Løkker af violet Purpurgarn, og ligeledes satte han Løkker i Kanten af det yderste Tæppe i det andet sammensyede Stykke; |
| Dutch | Daarna maakte hij striklisjes van hemelsblauw aan den kant ener gordijn, aan het uiterste in de samenvoeging; hij deed het ook aan den uitersten kant der tweede samenvoegende gordijn. |
| Finnish | Sitten tehtiin silmukat punasinisestä langasta ensimmäisen kaistan reunaan, yhdistetyn kappaleen laitaan, ja samoin toisen yhdistetyn kappaleen viimeisen kaistan reunaan. |
| French | On fit des lacets bleus au bord du tapis terminant le premier assemblage; on fit de même au bord du tapis terminant le second assemblage. |
| German | Und machte blaue Schleifen an jegliches Stück am Rande, wo die zwei Stücke sollten zusammengeheftet werden, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada pinggir kedua layar itu dibuat sangkutan dari kain biru, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu dikenakannyalah tali kancing yang biru laut warnanya pada tepi kelambu itu, pada tepinya yang dipersambatkan, demikianpun dikenakannyalah pada tepi kelambu yang kedua, pada tepinya yang dipersambatkan. |
| Italian | Fece cordoni di porpora viola sull'orlo del primo telo all'estremit della sutura e fece la stessa cosa sull'orlo del primo telo all'estremit della sutura e fece la stessa cosa sull'orlo del telo estremo nella seconda sutura. |
| Maori | A i hanga ano e ia etahi koropiko puru ki te taha o tetahi pihi, ki te taha e honoa ana: i pera ano tana mahi ki te taha ki waho o tetahi pihi, ki te hononga mai o te rua. |
| Norwegian | Og de gjorde hemper av blå ull i kanten på det ene teppe, ytterst der hvor sammenfestingen skulde være; likeså gjorde de i kanten på det ytterste teppe, der hvor den andre sammenfesting skulde være. |
| Portuguese | Fizeram laçadas de azul na orla da última cortina do primeiro grupo; assim, também fizeram na orla da primeira cortina do segundo grupo. |
| Rumanian | Au fqcut chiotori albastre la marginea covorului cu care se sfkrwea cea dintki kmpreunare; tot awa au fqcut wi la marginea covorului cu care se sfkrwea a doua kmpreunare de covoare. |
| Swedish | Och man satte öglor av mörkblått garn i kanten på den ena våden, ytterst på det hopfogade stycket; så gjorde man ock i kanten på den våd som satt ytterst i det andra hopfogade stycket. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "selvedge": selvedged, selvedges. (additional references) | |
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"Selvedge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Kelvedel, Savidge. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-g-l-s-v" | |
-1 letter: sleeved. | |
-2 letters: delves, devels, gelees, gledes, gleeds, ledges, leveed, levees, seeled, sledge, sleeve. | |
-3 letters: deles, delve, devel, edges, elves, geese, gelds, gelee, glede, gleds, gleed, glees, ledge, leges, levee, sedge, velds. | |
-4 letters: dees, dele, dels, devs, edge, eels, elds, else, eves, geds, geed, gees, geld, gels, gled, glee, lees, legs, seed, seel, sled, vees. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-e-g-l-s-v" | |
+1 letter: selvedged, selvedges. | |
+2 letters: everglades. | |
+4 letters: degressively. | |
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