serged

Variant of serge

serge definition

serge (sʉrj)

noun

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

Etymology: 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 serg′·ing

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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