Hypertext Webster Gateway: "selvedge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i.
e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to
prevent raveling.
2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
--Knight.
3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the
wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
selvedge
n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of
an oriental carpet [syn: {selvage}]
2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel
or fray [syn: {selvage}]
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