selvage

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Recent Examples of selvage Her name also appears centered atop the white selvage, also in violet. Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 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
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Noun
  • It’s been impossible to avoid the breaking news of a songstress in space, the final frontier for pop.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Katy Perry says her brief trip to the final frontier changed her in significant ways.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The retired lieutenant general's proposal, which was outlined in British newspaper The Times, is the first by a senior U.S. official that uses the Dnieper River as a line of demarcation in postwar Ukraine, although Kellogg did not advocate ceding to Moscow any further territory east of the river.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • South Korea’s military said its soldiers broadcasted alerts and fired warning shots after 10 North Korean troops crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), according to reports.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Read product labels for specific uses and limitations.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Elderly adults are more susceptible to diseases, impairments and mobility limitations that require prescription drugs and accessories like walkers, shower seats, incontinence products, pacemakers and insulin pumps.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There, McVeigh was booked and saw on TV the extent of the devastation.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The protests signal the extent of public alarm over some of Trump's executive actions and cuts to federal government.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Some regulators might see stablecoins as competition to or complementary with CBDCs, leading to either tighter restrictions or new forms of partnership.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Other states are also debating whether to remove transfer restrictions.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As the march to WrestleMania continues, other stories break through regarding beloved wrestlers from the past.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • As the march to WrestleMania continues, other stories break through regarding beloved wrestlers from the past.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the conspiracy theories, rumors, and criticism tied to Lively at the Another Simple Favor premiere pale in comparison to the theories this group of obsessives have been circulating widely online since Lively’s legal battle against Baldoni began.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Image Her paintings at times look schematic and labored, and in general pale beside the sculptures.
    Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Yet Trump was unhappy over plans for the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff during his inauguration after Biden ordered the measure of respect following Carter’s death for 30 days - something that’s been done following a presidential death since 1954.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The Trump administration has taken extraordinary measures to crack down on immigration, aggressively pressuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up the pace of migrant arrests and touting mass deportation plans.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Selvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvage. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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