"serger" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "2008, Shannon Okey, The Pillow Book: Over 25 Simple-to-Sew Patterns for Every Room and Every Mood, page 31",
          "text": "If using a serger instead of a sewing machine, remember to eliminate or otherwise take into account the seam allowances given to each pattern, or you may end up with a larger pillow than expected.[…]Sergers, which create a series of overlapping stitches on the actual edge of the fabric, cutting away the excess, do not require seam allowances.",
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          "ref": "2008, Madlyn Easley, Quick and Easy Window Treatments: 15 Easy-Sew Projects that Build Skills, Too, page 20",
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          "ref": "2010, Cait London, Instinctive Male, page 158",
          "text": "With that, Mikhail sat down to place spools of thread on the serger, studying the directions and clearly dismissing her.",
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        "A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches."
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        "(sewing) A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches."
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        "Overlock"
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