selvedge

selvedge is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.
2. noun. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
3. noun. A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4.
4. noun. the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray

   Synonyms: selvage

5. noun. border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

   Synonyms: selvage

Synonyms

selvage

Common word forms

selvedged, selvedges

Words from these letters

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