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selvage

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ID 715846 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain textile industry
ultusäär preferred
selvedge preferred
  • hargnemata kangaserv
  • the edge of a piece of woven material finished in such a manner as to prevent the ravelling out of the weft. Also, a narrow strip or list at the edge of a web of cloth, which is not finished like the rest of the cloth, being intended to be cut off or covered by the seam when the material is made up
ultusäär preferred
ultus
selvedge preferred
Usage examples
  • The fabric has a faded greenish printed inscription showing a company logo, measuring approximately 2 cm in width situated approximately 13 cm from the selvedge and continuously repeated at approximately 20 cm intervals along both edges.
selvage

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