"selvage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-selvage.ogg Forms: selvages [plural]
Etymology: From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|selfegghe}} Dutch selfegghe, {{cog|nl|zelfkant||selvage}} Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”), {{compound|en|self|edge}} self + edge Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} selvage (countable and uncountable, plural selvages)
  1. (weaving) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Weaving, Textiles Translations (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp): ива (iva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), кенар (kenar) (Bulgarian), voraviu [masculine] (Catalan), zelfkant [masculine] (Dutch), hulpio (Finnish), lisière [feminine] (French), szegés (Hungarian), szegély (Hungarian), bordumo (Ido), hulpelo (Ingrian), cimosa [feminine] (Italian), vivagno [masculine] (Italian), cimossa [feminine] (Italian), lisiera [feminine] (Italian), rąbek [masculine] (Polish), bainha [feminine] (Portuguese), кро́мка (krómka) [feminine] (Russian), balt [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), orillo [masculine] (Spanish), stad [common-gender] (Swedish), stadkant [common-gender] (Swedish), ymylwe [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun-3u1W42M2 Disambiguation of Textiles: 33 25 12 3 6 1 4 14 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 13 27 10 11 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 20 21 12 13 3 3 9 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving Disambiguation of 'finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp': 50 38 2 2 3 3 1
  2. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (any finished edge of fabric): кант (kant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), voraviu [masculine] (Catalan), orlo [masculine] (Italian), bordo [masculine] (Italian), ymylwe [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun-nRxfdW0Y Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 13 27 10 11 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 20 21 12 13 3 3 9 Disambiguation of 'any finished edge of fabric': 27 46 17 3 4 2 1
  3. (printing) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Printing, Philately Translations (excess area of printed or perforated sheet): reunus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun--P-PDQEX Disambiguation of Philately: 21 19 36 6 9 1 1 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 29 12 14 2 3 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 16 26 12 12 4 8 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 13 27 10 11 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 10 33 12 16 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 35 11 15 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 15 28 11 12 3 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 16 29 10 15 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 15 30 10 12 5 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 16 30 10 12 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 14 30 10 12 4 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 20 21 12 13 3 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 14 20 38 8 10 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 16 14 31 10 15 4 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 15 33 10 12 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 17 26 11 10 4 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 16 30 10 13 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 15 33 10 12 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 17 16 29 10 13 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 12 40 9 11 3 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 16 31 10 13 3 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 15 31 9 12 5 4 8 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'excess area of printed or perforated sheet': 3 2 90 1 1 1 1
  4. (geology) A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (geology: distinct border of a mass of igneous rock): hulpio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun-Igc23dKM Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 20 21 12 13 3 3 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: distinct border of a mass of igneous rock': 4 3 3 82 6 1 1
  5. (geology) Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun-ScqqRtDK Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 13 27 10 11 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 20 21 12 13 3 3 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  6. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun-6b3JP~ci
  7. (mining) That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-noun-swgQF7hg Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: selvedge

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-selvage.ogg Forms: selvages [present, singular, third-person], selvaging [participle, present], selvaged [participle, past], selvaged [past]
Etymology: From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|selfegghe}} Dutch selfegghe, {{cog|nl|zelfkant||selvage}} Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”), {{compound|en|self|edge}} self + edge Head templates: {{en-verb}} selvage (third-person singular simple present selvages, present participle selvaging, simple past and past participle selvaged)
  1. To give a selvage to (fabric).
    Sense id: en-selvage-en-verb-r0f9CPY9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: selvedge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "selvage (third-person singular simple present selvages, present participle selvaging, simple past and past participle selvaged)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To give a selvage to (fabric)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-selvage.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2b/En-us-selvage.ogg/En-us-selvage.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/En-us-selvage.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "selvedge"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "selvage"
  ],
  "word": "selvage"
}

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