selvage

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Recent Examples of selvage Staple fabrics such as selvage denim and cottons are par for the course but there’s also more unusual choices, like a beautiful linen fabric made in the Osaka area in the 17th or 18th century that Yagi found in an antique shop in Kyoto. Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024 Per the name, the style is pulled from the 1950s and recreated in Japan from premium selvage denim. Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 Slim selvage jeans are made with the utmost care. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2022 Blue floral wallpaper from Sandberg immerses visitors in saturated color, along with a graphic checkerboard lambswool throw from Wallace Sewell and a custom selvage Japanese denim bedspread designed by Katch Interiors. Laura Raskin, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2022 Cut Drapery Pieces Lay out your fabric panels and trim the selvage edges. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023 According to the postal service, the margin paper, or selvage, attached to the stamp sheet will include a photo taken of Lewis in 1963 by photographer Steve Schapiro in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022 The choices are many, although a straight leg and dark indigo selvage denim is a classic (no jeggings, saggers or wackadoodle washes, please). New York Times, 24 June 2022 Long Haul Jacket is for the selvage denim devotees. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvage
Noun
  • Opening a potential new frontier in LLMs Diffusion models do involve some trade-offs.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Of course, advertisers who step into new frontiers often want to dominate them.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Hotline would argue the demarcation point wasn’t the competitive shift from non-conference play to the league season but, rather, the early-December injury to center Mo Krivas.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • And while that demarcation is clear enough, the realm of Speedmasters is otherwise vast and hazy.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sundance is considering its own options beyond the physical limitations of charming but easily overwhelmed Park City, where the festival has been headquartered since its founding more than 40 years ago.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Trump has further escalated the limitations being placed on asylum claims, shutting down the CBP One app that allowed migrants to make appointments at crossings to ask for the status.
    Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Realizing the extent of losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires, perhaps the cost of greater water delivery capacity would now be justified.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • But there is definitely an argument that playing that way weaponises Chelsea’s attackers to the fullest extent.
    Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The restrictions on the AP followed earlier moves to kick out outlets like NBC News, CNN and The New York Times from regular workspace at the Pentagon, in favor of a lineup of conservative or right wing outlets that will take their place as part of a new rotation program.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, policymakers—until Trump's recent shift—seized on public uncertainty to push for additional restrictions or cast doubt on the industry's legitimacy.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.
    Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • Although Cunningham is shooting a respectable 35 percent from the floor, that mark pales in comparison to the other seven players in the competition.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • This has been more than a little distressing to Emilia Pérez’s many online detractors, from whom the musical’s razzle-dazzle showmanship pales in comparison to its hamfisted approach to trans issues and its artificial vision of Mexico.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While the Executive Order calls for the elimination of groups such as Tren de Aragua (TdA) and La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), this is made far more difficult with no measures to remove their presence from lucrative sectors, such as fuel smuggling.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Ukrainian leader also mentioned maintaining the country’s standing army of about one million soldiers and a peacekeeping contingent from European countries, or some combination of these measures.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Selvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvage. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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