Look up: selvage


  1. Selvage
    The selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is the term for the self-finished edges of fabric. The selvages keep the fabric from unraveling or fraying. The selvages are a result of how the fabric is created. In woven fabric, selvages are the edges that run parallel to the warp (the longi...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selvage

  2. Selvage
    [knitting] The selvage of a knitted fabric consists of the stitch(es) that end each row ("course") of knitting. Also called selvedge, the term derives from "self-edge". The selvage may be considered finished; it may also be used in seaming garments, or finished and reinforced using crochet o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selvage_(knitting)

  3. selvage
    The edge of woven fabric that is so formed as to prevent raveling. The finish may be different or the same as that of the fabric.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. selvage
    [n] - border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet 2. [n] - the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=selvage

  5. Selvage
    The unsurfaced strip along a sheet of roll roofing which forms the under portion at the lap in the application of the roof covering.
    Found op http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/glossarys.shtml

  6. selvage
    selvedge noun the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=selvage

  7. Selvage
    • (n.) Alt. of Selvedge
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/selvage/

  8. selvage
    (from the article `weaving`) ...weaving, lengthwise yarns are called warp; crosswise yarns are called weft, or filling. Most woven fabrics are made with their outer edges ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/62

  9. selvage
    chad
    Found op http://foldoc.org/selvage

  10. Selvage
    That portion of roll roofing overlapped by the succeeding course to obtain double coverage.
    Found op http://www.pmel.org/Roofing-Glossary.htm

  11. SELVAGE
    The unsurfaced strip along a sheet of roll roofing which forms the under portion at the lap in the application of the roof covering.
    Found op http://www.proofrock.com/glossary.html

  12. selvage
    1) Border 2) Fabric border 3) Selvedge
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/selvage/1

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