selvages

noun

Definition of selvagesnext
plural of selvage
as in frontiers

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  1. restrictions
  2. limitations
  3. laps
Noun
  • This winter travel package is valid from November 4 through April 30 (with some restrictions and blackout dates).
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 added restrictions, stopping the credit of prior payments to an a migrant who later became a legal resident.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • Without mandatory breast density notifications, many women were unaware of the limitations of mammograms in their specific cases.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Employment Fairness Act also introduces new limitations on the types of criminal history information that can be considered.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of limitations
Noun
  • People snapped their fingers to get the cub’s attention and held him on their laps.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • After exploring a couple of laps across the globe, Ray Emmanuel wants to come home.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of laps
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