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(sʉrj)

noun

a strong twilled fabric with a diagonal rib, made of wool, silk, rayon, etc. and used for suits, coats, etc.

Origin: ME sarge < OFr < VL *sarica < L serica, silken garments < sericus, silken, lit., of the Seres, a people of E Asia, prob. the Chinese < Gr Sēres, prob. ult. < Chin se, silk

transitive verb serged, serging

to finish (a cut edge, as of a garment seam) with overcast stitches to prevent raveling

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noun

A twilled cloth of worsted or worsted and wool, often used for suits.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sarge

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *sārica

Origin: , from Latin sērica (vestis), silken (clothing)

Origin: , feminine of sēricus, silken

Origin: , from Greek sērikos, of the Seres, silken

Origin: , from Sēres, a people of eastern Asia, perhaps China

transitive verb serged serged, serg·ing, serg·es

To overcast (the raw edges of a fabric) to prevent unraveling.

Origin:

Origin: Back formation from serging, type of overcast stitch

Origin: , from serge¹

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sergˈer noun

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