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selvage, selvedge a similar strip of material allowed in fabricating a metal or plastic article, used esp for handling components during manufacture selvage [′sel·vij] (petrology) The marginal zone of an igneous mass, generally characterized by a fine-grain, or sometimes glassy, texture. Also known as salband. (textiles) Heavy reinforced outside woven edges of cloth. Also spelled selvedge.
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There Nature has woven a natural selvage, and the eye rises by just gradations from the low shrubs of the shore to the highest trees. |
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