noun🔗ShareLisièreThe edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge."The seamstress carefully cut along the fabric, leaving the selvage intact to prevent fraying. "La couturière a coupé soigneusement le long du tissu, laissant la lisière intacte pour éviter l'effilochage.materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLisièreAny edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling."The selvage on the edge of the denim fabric kept it from fraying when I made my jeans. "La lisière sur le bord du tissu en denim l'a empêché de s'effilocher lorsque j'ai fait mon jean.materialtechnicalwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBord, margeThe excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving."He carefully tore the stamps along the perforated line, leaving a small selvage on each one to preserve the design. "Il a soigneusement déchiré les timbres le long de la ligne perforée, laissant une petite marge sur chacun pour préserver le motif.materialstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLisièreA distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling."The dark, glassy selvage along the edge of the lava flow showed where the molten rock quickly cooled against the cold ground. "La lisière sombre et vitreuse le long du bord de la coulée de lave montrait où la roche en fusion s'était rapidement refroidie contre le sol froid.geologymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMatériau argileuxClay-like material found along and around a geological fault."After the earthquake, geologists examined the fault line and noted the thick, grey selvage that indicated past movement. "Après le tremblement de terre, les géologues ont examiné la ligne de faille et ont noté le matériau argileux épais et gris qui indiquait un mouvement passé.geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGâcheThe edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes."The door wouldn't latch properly because the selvage was loose and not aligned with the strike plate. "La porte ne se verrouillait pas correctement car la gâche était lâche et non alignée avec la gâche.architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLisièreThat part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side."Sentence: The geologist carefully chipped away at the selvage next to the mine wall, hoping to find additional traces of gold ore. "Le géologue a soigneusement enlevé la lisière à côté de la paroi de la mine, espérant trouver des traces supplémentaires de minerai d'or.geologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
