serge

serge ¹  (sûrj)

n.

A twilled cloth of worsted or worsted and wool, often used for suits.

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[Middle English sarge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *srica, from Latin srica (vestis), silken (clothing), feminine of sricus, silken, from Greek srikos, of the Seres, silken, from Sres, a people of eastern Asia, perhaps China.]

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serge ²  (sûrj)

tr.v. serged, serg·ing, serg·es

To overcast (the raw edges of a fabric) to prevent unraveling.

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[Back formation from serging, type of overcast stitch, from serge.]

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serger n.

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serge [sɜːdʒ]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a similar twilled cotton, silk, or rayon fabric

[from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sārica (unattested), from Latin sēricum, from Greek sērikon silk, from sērikos silken, from sēr silkworm]

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Serge of herons. See sedge.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

serge - a twilled woolen fabric cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

serge [sɜːdʒ] N → sarga f

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serge [ˈsɜː^rdʒ]

n (= fabric) → serge f

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serge

n → Serge f

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serge [sɜːdʒ] n → serge f

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serge

n / adj serge [səːdʒ]

(of) a type of strong, usually woollen, cloth brown serge tunics. sersje صِرج: نَسيج صوفي رقيق текс. шевиот serž serges der Feldwebel σερζ (είδος μάλλινου υφάσματος) sarga sarž پارچه سرژه sarssi serge אָרִיג צֶמֶר सरज (कपड़ा) serž (vrsta tkanine) szerzs kain wol skáofinn (ullar)dúkur serge サージ(の) 서지 seržas saržs serge serge serge, sterkt ullstoff gabardyna, gabardynowy sarja serj саржа serž serž jaka tkanina cheviot ผ้าขนแกะทอเป็นลายสอง ใช้ทำเสื้อคลุมหรือสูท bir tür kumaş, şayak, şerj 斜紋嗶嘰布 саржа, серж مضبوط اون کا کپڑا vải xéc, hàng xéc 斜纹哔叽布料