Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i.
   e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
   1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to
      prevent raveling.

   2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
      --Knight.

   3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the
      wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond.

Source : WordNet®

selvedge
     n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of
          an oriental carpet [syn: {selvage}]
     2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel
        or fray [syn: {selvage}]