[sel-vij] 
| 1. | the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric. |
| 2. | any similar strip or part of surplus material, as at the side of wallpaper. |
| 3. | Also called margin. Philately. the surplus paper or margin around a sheet of stamps: The number of the plate block appears in the selvage. |
| 4. | a plate or surface through which a bolt of a lock passes. |
sel·vage also sel·vedge (sěl'vĭj)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[Middle English (influenced by Middle Low German selfegge) : self, self; see self + egge, edge; see edge.] |
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