selvage /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/noun 7verb 1forms 3 noun7 •The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. •Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.Her stately limbs the gather'd folds surround, / And spread their golden selvage on the ground. — 1803 •The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving. •A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling. •Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault. •That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side. •The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes verb1 •To give a selvage to (fabric). formsselvaged · selvaging · selvages
