SELVAGE; SELVEDGE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.

2.
n.

The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. Knight.

3.
n.

A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4. Raymond.