How to pronounce selvedge
American English pronunciation
SEL-vij
- IPA
- /ˈsɛlvɪdʒ/
- Syllables
- SEL · vij (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What selvedge means
The tightly woven edge of a piece of cloth that keeps it from fraying
In a sentence: The selvedge kept the edge of the new fabric neat, with no loose threads.
Where it comes from: From an old way of saying "self edge," because the cloth makes its own edge as it is woven.
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