Hypertext Webster Gateway: "serge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Serge \Serge\, n. [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff,
fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See
{Sericeous}, {Silk}.]
A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing
for both sexes.
{Silk serge}, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors
for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Serge \Serge\, n. [F. cierge.]
A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various
churches.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
serge
n : a twilled woolen fabric
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