selvage

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. countable,uncountable
  2. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling. countable,uncountable
    — Her stately limbs the gather'd folds surround, / And spread their golden selvage on the ground.
  3. The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving. countable,uncountable
  4. A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling. countable,uncountable
  5. Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault. countable,uncountable
  6. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes countable,uncountable
  7. That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To give a selvage to (fabric).

词形变化

selvages plural selvedge alternative selvages present,singular,third-person selvaging participle,present selvaged participle,past selvaged past selvedge alternative

词源

词源 1
From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.
词源 2
From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.
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