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selvage

selvage is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. Knight.
  2. 2.(Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4. Raymond.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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