Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
selvage (
selvedge
)
1. The border of a roll or section of book cloth to which the filler has not been applied and which is meant to be cut off and discarded. 2. The edges or an edge of a fabric so woven as to prevent raveling.
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