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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Selvage

/sĕl'-vĭj/ · Sel·vage · IPA /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/
01 n. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.
  1. 1.
    The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.
  2. 2.
    The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
  3. 3.
    A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4.(Mining.) See: Gouge