Usually means: Edge of fabric, prevents unraveling.
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We found 20 dictionaries that define the word selvedge:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. selvedge: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. selvedge: Merriam-Webster
  3. selvedge: Collins English Dictionary
  4. selvedge: Vocabulary.com
  5. Selvedge, selvedge: Wordnik
  6. selvedge: Wiktionary
  7. selvedge: Dictionary.com
  8. Selvedge: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Selvedge: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. selvedge: Rhymezone
  11. Selvedge: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. selvedge: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. selvedge: FreeDictionary.org
  14. selvedge: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. selvedge: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. selvedge: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. selvedge: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SELVEDGE: Glossary of Biblical English of the Authorised Version of the HOLY BIBLE

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. selvedge: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Selvedge)

noun:  Alternative spelling of selvage [(weaving) 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.]
verb:  Alternative spelling of selvage [To give a selvage to (fabric).]

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