selvage

selvage

1 a: the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling

specifically : a narrow border often of different or heavier threads than the fabric and sometimes in a different weave

b: an edge (as of fabric or paper) meant to be cut off and discarded

2: an outer or peripheral part : BORDER, EDGE

selvaged adjective

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This word scored a six on a three part scale of allusiveness, political oomph and cultural capital (min score 1, max score 3 for each part of the scale)