Explore Selvages through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Selvages meaning
plural of selvage
Using Selvages
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of selvage
Context around Selvages
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Selvages
- In this selection, "selvages" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the selvages the word and types of selvages have been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "selvages" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with selvages
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many types of selvages have been developed, with different elastic and ornamental properties. (13 words)
The side edges are known as the selvages ; the word derives from "self-edges", meaning that the stitches do not need to be secured by anything else. (27 words)
The side edges are known as the selvages ; the word derives from "self-edges", meaning that the stitches do not need to be secured by anything else. (27 words)
Many types of selvages have been developed, with different elastic and ornamental properties. (13 words)
Example sentences (2)
Many types of selvages have been developed, with different elastic and ornamental properties.
The side edges are known as the selvages ; the word derives from "self-edges", meaning that the stitches do not need to be secured by anything else.