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selvage

/ˈselvɪdʒ/SEL-vij
/ˈsɛlvɪdʒ/SEL-vij

Meaningself-edge

Common meaning: the self-finished edge of cloth

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchselfegge‘self-edge’source
  2. Early English spellingseluegesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsself-edge → the self-finished edge of clothselvage‘the self-finished edge of cloth’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Dutch selfegge ‘self-edge’.

Roots

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