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Selvage

Scope note

The longitudinal edge of a piece of textile closed by weft loops, often distinguished by warp ends differing from those in the body of the textile and sometimes by a change in the binding. WRPWFT

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Term type

AAT
Object category

Getty AAT term number

3000227893

Broader Terms used

<textile components>

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selvedge

Created

12yrs ago

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