Main Entry: sel·vage

Variant(s): or sel·vedge \ˈsel-vij\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English selfegge, selvage, from self self + egge edge (after Middle Dutch selfegghe)

Date: 15th century

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 discarded
2 : an outer or peripheral part : border, edge

— sel·vaged or sel·vedged \-vijd\ adjective