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serge
1[ surj ]
noun
- a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- cotton, rayon, or silk in a twill weave.
serge
2[ surj ]
verb (used with object)
serged, serging.
- to overcast (unfinished seams or edges, as in a fabric or rug), especially by machine, in order to prevent fraying.
Serge
3[ surj; French serzh ]
noun
- a male given name.
serge
/ ɜː /
noun
- a twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing
- a similar twilled cotton, silk, or rayon fabric
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of serge1
C14: from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin (unattested), from Latin ŧܳ, from Greek ŧDz silk, from ŧDz silken, from ŧ silkworm
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But the nanny gave him a sharp jerk to keep him near her serge skirts.
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He was a German Jewish refugee, a camp survivor, a prematurely aged, sweet-tempered man with rheumy eyes, who wore a double-breasted blue serge jacket, unbuttoned, and baggy brown pants.
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She and the driver helped a crumpled mass of moaning blue serge to alight.
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Biff Brannon changed his light seersucker trousers for dark-blue serge ones.
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She herself was in the dining room, pinning pattern pieces on a length of dark blue serge.
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