serged


serge 1

S0279800 (sûrj)n. A twilled cloth of worsted or worsted and wool, often used for suits.
[Middle English sarge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sārica, from Latin sērica (vestis), silken (clothing), feminine of sēricus, silken, from Greek sērikos, of the Seres, silken, from Sēres, a people of eastern Asia, perhaps China.]

serge 2

S0279800 (sûrj)tr.v. serged, serg·ing, serg·es To overcast (the raw edges of a fabric) to prevent unraveling.
[Back formation from serging, type of overcast stitch, from serge.]
serg′er n.

serged

(sɜːdʒd) adj(of fabric) with its edges overcast to prevent fraying