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selvage meaning in Sanskrit

पाश pā́śa

/ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/

selvage in Sanskrit: पाश (pā́śa). In English, selvage means the edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.

Sanskrit words for selvage

selvage, edge, border
पाश pā́śa

English meaning of selvage

  1. noun The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
  2. noun Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
  3. noun The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving.
  4. noun A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.

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Questions about selvage in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of selvage in Sanskrit?
Selvage in Sanskrit is पाश (pā́śa).
selvage इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Selvage: पाश (pā́śa).
What does selvage mean in English?
Selvage means the edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “selvage”: पाश. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: selvage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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