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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sel·vage /ˈsɛlvɪʤ/
 布等的織邊,鑲邊

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sel·vage, Sel·vedge  n.
 1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.
 2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
 3. Mining. A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 selvage
      n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of
           an oriental carpet [syn: selvedge]
      2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel
         or fray [syn: selvedge]