selvage
Example Sentences
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Then, as you got older, you got those stiff, selvage jeans from A.P.C.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021
You can also find Japanese selvage denim, Filson shirts and jackets, work boots that look like they’ll last a generation, safety glasses for hazardous manly activities, restored and hand-sharpened vintage axes and motorcycle helmets.
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2019
“My existence is selvage denim at this point, it’s a vintage Hermès bag,” Kanye said.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018
That factory was a 112-year-old shrine to bluejeans and the last major manufacturer of selvage denim in the United States.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017
Take up 23 stitches on the selvage at each side, divide the stitches evenly on the three needles, and you should have the original number of 35 stitches on each of the needles.
From Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
