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    SELVEDGE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or frayplay

    Synonyms:

    selvage; selvedge

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("selvedge" is a kind of...):

    edge (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpetplay

    Synonyms:

    selvage; selvedge

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("selvedge" is a kind of...):

    border (a strip forming the outer edge of something)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb selvedge

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