Sel"vage, 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.
© Webster 1913.