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selvedge

Meaning of “selvedge”

The finished woven edge of a piece of cloth.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 26:4

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “selvedge”

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Exodus 26:4
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 26:4 · retained source text

And thou shalt make loopes of blew vpon the edge of the one curtaine, from the seluedge in the coupling, and likewise shalt thou make in the vttermost edge of another curtaine, in the coupling of the second.

Exodus 36:11
And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 36:11 · retained source text

And he made loopes of blew, on the edge of one curtaine, from the seluedge in the coupling: likewise hee made in the vttermost side of another curtaine, in the coupling of the second.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The edge of a cloth, where it is closed by complication the threads; a woven border, or border of the close works.

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