selvage

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Recent Examples of selvage Her name also appears centered atop the white selvage, also in violet. Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Staple fabrics such as selvage denim and cottons are par for the course but there’s also more unusual choices, like a beautiful linen fabric made in the Osaka area in the 17th or 18th century that Yagi found in an antique shop in Kyoto. Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024 Per the name, the style is pulled from the 1950s and recreated in Japan from premium selvage denim. Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 Slim selvage jeans are made with the utmost care. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2022 Blue floral wallpaper from Sandberg immerses visitors in saturated color, along with a graphic checkerboard lambswool throw from Wallace Sewell and a custom selvage Japanese denim bedspread designed by Katch Interiors. Laura Raskin, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2022 Cut Drapery Pieces Lay out your fabric panels and trim the selvage edges. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023 According to the postal service, the margin paper, or selvage, attached to the stamp sheet will include a photo taken of Lewis in 1963 by photographer Steve Schapiro in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022 The choices are many, although a straight leg and dark indigo selvage denim is a classic (no jeggings, saggers or wackadoodle washes, please). New York Times, 24 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvage
Noun
  • But here the focus is on a Black family grappling both with the burdens and privileges of a father’s unique legacy and the difficulty of adapting to changing times and new frontiers of political struggle.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • Now, the next frontier is here: multi-agent systems that operate across entire business functions.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • There is a clear line of demarcation besides the calendar.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • In hindsight, the demarcation line couldn’t have been more clear.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • But its biggest shortcoming is its range limitations, i.e., geofencing (see this map).
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Although Shields may have (some) limitations on her closet, for the most part, Grier and Rowan can dip into their matriarch's archives for pretty much anything.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The specific extent and locations depend on unpredictable currents and wind patterns, with annual peaks historically occurring in midsummer.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • That would be an 18% decline from the same period last year, equating to by far the weakest quarterly deliveries growth since at least 2015, the extent of quarterly delivery data available on Tesla’s investor relations website.
    Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • At the center of the disagreement is Max, a six-year-old German Shepherd who’s been staying with her boyfriend’s parents due to previous apartment restrictions.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 1 June 2025
  • Airlines like Malaysia's AirAsia announced similar restrictions on portable chargers on April 1, while Thailand’s Thai Airways also introduced comparable rules in recent months.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • And South Florida can’t get enough of it: As the Fightin’ Maurices continue their march toward a second consecutive NHL Stanley Cup championship, fans will gather in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday for one of the largest official watch parties in Panthers’ history — at the War Memorial Auditorium.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • As the march to WrestleMania continues, other stories break through regarding beloved wrestlers from the past.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But even the Carolina reaper pales in comparison to Pepper X, the Guinness World Record holder for hottest hot pepper, ranking in at a bear spray-like 2,693,000 SHUs.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
  • Showcasing the brand’s signature pale pink, the boutique blends warm neutrals with refined textures.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • As a measure of how dormant the rivalry is, the two teams have not faced each other since 2008 — a year before Thomas Muller, who will leave Bayern this summer as their record appearance-maker with 751 (so far), had even made his competitive debut.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • In 2015, lawmakers in the state Assembly approved a measure that would have restricted the use of drones over private property without the owner’s permission.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025

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“Selvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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