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serge

1

[ surj ]

noun

  1. a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
  2. cotton, rayon, or silk in a twill weave.


serge

2

[ surj ]

verb (used with object)

serged, serging.
  1. 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

  1. a male given name.

serge

/ 蝉蓽藧诲萧 /

noun

  1. a twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing
  2. a similar twilled cotton, silk, or rayon fabric
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of serge1

1350鈥1400; < French; replacing Middle English sarge < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *蝉腻谤颈肠补, for Latin 蝉脓谤颈肠补 ( 濒腻苍补 ) Chinese (wool), i.e., silk; seric-

Origin of serge2

Perhaps to be identified with serge 1, though sense shift is unclear
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of serge1

C14: from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin 蝉腻谤颈肠补 (unattested), from Latin 蝉脓谤颈肠耻尘, from Greek 蝉脓谤颈办辞苍 silk, from 蝉脓谤颈办辞蝉 silken, from 蝉脓谤 silkworm
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Example Sentences

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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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