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selvage
1 a: the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling
; specifically : a narrow border often of different or heavier threads than the fabric and sometimes in a different weave b: an edge (as of fabric or paper) meant to be cut off and discarded2: an outer or peripheral part : border
, edge
— sel·vaged or sel·vedged
\-vijd\
adjective
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