selvage
Example Sentences
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“Made in America” has become a marketing catchphrase espoused by both Brooklyn $400 selvage denim enthusiasts and Trump isolationists.
From New York Times
“My existence is selvage denim at this point, it’s a vintage Hermès bag,” Kanye said.
From New York Times
You thought you were pretty cool back in the George W. Bush years for rolling the cuffs on your selvage jeans and spinning Grizzly Bear’s “Yellow House” on vinyl.
From New York Times
And the introduction of England’s first selvage fabric mill, in Lancashire, could change even that.
From New York Times
When my mother sewed on her old foot-pedal Singer, I heard the words “bobbin,” “remnant,” “selvage.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.