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selvage

/sel-vij/US // ˈsɛl vɪdʒ //UK // (ˈsɛlvɪdʒ) //

纱布,纱网,纱窗,锯齿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.
    • : any similar strip or part of surplus material, as at the side of wallpaper.
    • : Also called margin. Philately. the surplus paper or margin around a sheet of stamps: The number of the plate block appears in the selvage.
    • : a plate or surface through which a bolt of a lock passes.

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Examples

  • First, cut off the list along the selvage edges of the whole piece.

  • Cord—The general term is applied to any fabric in which the lines run in the same direction as the selvage.

  • If the hem is turned down once and cat stitched, it will resemble the selvage more than a twice turned hem.

  • A screw D, binds the jaws together, and hinders the selvage from going inwards.

  • Well-made lace has the meshes a little elongated in the direction of the selvage.