Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition: \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i.
e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
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.
--Knight.

3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the
wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond.




Computing Dictionary

Definition: chad (egad! chad really gets around)