selvage

noun

1. 1

   The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.

2. 2

   Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.

3. 3

   The 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.

4. 4

   A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.

5. 5

   Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.

6. 6

   The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.

7. 7

   That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.