Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Selvedge   Listen
Selvedge

noun
1.
Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet.  Synonym: selvage.
2.
The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray.  Synonym: selvage.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Selvedge" Quotes from Famous Books



... Bella Cohen, a massive whoremistress, enters. She is dressed in a threequarter ivory gown, fringed round the hem with tasselled selvedge, and cools herself flirting a black horn fan like Minnie Hauck in Carmen. On her left hand are wedding and keeper rings. Her eyes are deeply carboned. She has a sprouting moustache. Her olive face is heavy, slightly sweated and fullnosed with orangetainted ...
— Ulysses • James Joyce



Words linked to "Selvedge" :   edge, border



Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com