Selvage
WordNet
noun
(1) The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
(2) Border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
- The border on a sheet of postage stamps.
- A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
- Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.