selvedge

Variant of selvage

or selvedge

noun

  1. a specially woven edge that prevents cloth from raveling
  2. any specially defined edge of fabric or paper, esp. such an edge that is to be trimmed off or covered
  3. Rare the side plate of a lock through which the bolt passes

Origin: < self + edge, infl. by MDu selfegge

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